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Dinosaur Chocolate Cake

10 - 12 servings
Easy
150 minutes
Make any dinosaur-mad kid smile with our Dinosaur Chocolate Cakes. It’s a roar-some bake that’s super easy and always makes a memorable surprise.
This Dinosaur Chocolate Cake is a roar-some recipe to whip up for any dino-mad kid! The chocolate sponge is decorated with new dinosaur friends (you can eat them), as well as cookies and chocolate.
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Recipe Ingredients

For The Cake
200 gUnsalted butter (melted)
100 mlVegetable Oil
300 mlWater
3Large Eggs
15 mlDr. Oetker Madagascan Vanilla Extract
150 gSoured Cream
400 gPlain Flour
100 gCaster Sugar
250 gLight Brown Sugar
70 gDr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder
6 gDr. Oetker Bicarbonate of Soda
12 gDr. Oetker Baking Powder
To Decorate
400 gDr. Oetker Chocolate Buttercream Style Icing
100 gChocolate Chip Cookies
1 gDr. Oetker Wafer Dinosaurs
100 gDr. Oetker 72% Extra Dark Chocolate

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1

Preheat your oven 180⁰C/160⁰C fan oven/gas mark 4. Grease and line 2x 8 inch cake tins.

2

In a large bowl whisk together the melted butter and oil until blended. Add the water then whisk again until well blended.

3

In a jug beat together the eggs, Vanilla Extract and soured cream. Add to the butter mix and whisk again.

4

In a separate bowl mix together the remaining sponge ingredients add the wet ingredients, whisking until well combined.

5

Divide the cake batter between the two cake tins and bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes until cooked. To test if the cake is cooked insert a skewer and if it comes out clean then the cakes are ready.

6

Take the cakes out of the oven and cool in their tins for 30 minutes then remove from the tins and cool completely on a wire rack.

7

Meanwhile, separate 3 tablespoons of Chocolate Buttercream place in a bowl and save for later.

8

Once the sponges are completely cooled place one layer of the cake onto a cake board or plate. Spread a third of the Chocolate Buttercream Style Icing over the top then sandwich together with the second layer. Take the remaining Chocolate Buttercream Style Icing and cover the cake starting at the top and working your way down the sides.

9

To make the chocolate mud slide drip – break up the Dark Chocolate into a heat proof bowl and place in the microwave and heat in 30 second bursts, stirring between bursts until it is all melted. Be careful not to overheat the Dark Chocolate as it will split and become grainy.

10

Let the Dark Chocolate cool a little then spread over the top of the cake using a spoon – allowing the melted chocolate to drip over the sides of the cake.

11

Take your chocolate chip cookies and crush them, not too finely, keeping a few larger chunks.

12

Take your reserved Chocolate Buttercream Style Icing and spoon three mounds onto the top of the cake.

13

Sprinkle the crushed cookies on the top of the cake and around the base.

14

Then take your Wafer Dinos and place each one on top of a Chocolate Buttercream mound to finish your cake.