Okay, I know, I know…………. moist is not the greatest adjective there is…….but can we all agree it’s really hard to find a replacement for it in situations like this when describing a cake.
So I have a little secret to tell you guys. I’ve been playing with video this week! Honestly, I’ve been putting it off because, knowing myself around photography alone, I’ve always known I’d be super obsessive about perfecting it and video editing takes at least three times as long as photos.
Well, I was right about the perfectionism thing but what I didn’t realize is how much fun I’d have with all the possibilities for editing and creative filming. Especially now that I’ve gotten more familiar with it and I’m finally getting passed the learning curve. So I can’t give exact dates for when I’ll start sharing them but I am in the process and I’ve caught the video bug so it’s only a matter of time.
Not sure if I’ll start doing them just a few times a month or possibly making them weekly or even a few times a week. I guess it depends on if I can speed up my workflow. Speaking of workflow, that’s something I get asked about a lot so let me know, you guys, would you like me to also include videos of behind the scenes sometimes? I’m about to create some new backdrops for my setups and I was thinking you might like to see that.
But now let’s talk about this super, errrr, moist (for lack of a better word) cake. So my parents happened to be going to dinner at my aunt and uncle’s the day I made this and I was happy to send it along. I was even happier when I heard how well received it was. My younger sister told me she ate almost 3 slices. and while this sister can definitely eat what she wants (read squirrel metabolism), cake isn’t typically her choice so that’s really saying something that she liked it so much.
I’ve worked with malt in baking before many times and if you have also you might know that it’s very tricky to include it without drying out the final product. Cookies, brownies, and muffins I’ve used it in have all turned out like rocks in the past.
The malted milk balls (whoppers/maltesers) are also difficult to work with because, if baked, the balls tend to get candied and very hard. While some people might like a the chewy toffee-like texture they get, my younger brothers hate getting it stuck in teeth and I personally am not a fan either. That’s why for this recipe I realized they needed to remain a topping and instead adding them to the cake I used mini chocolate chips because you can never go wrong there.
Okay, and here’s where I tell you the secret to why the cake is so….soft………it was the sour cream. Yeah, it’s not that unusual. I’ve actually used sour cream in many cakes before, but I don’t know, something about this combination turned out epic. Sort of like a chocolate malt milkshake in a cake form. I’ve already promised to make it again very soon. Hey it would be a great recipe to make about a week after Easter to use up all the extra candy, right?
I hope you get the chance to try it out either now or later and I also hope you enjoy your Easter weekend!
Super Moist Malted Milk Chocolate Chip Bunny Cake
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours
Yield: 1 cake (about 16 servings)
Ingredients
Cake:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup malted milk powder
1 cup sour cream
1 3/4 cups flour
1 cup mini chocolate chips
Chocolate Malt Frosting:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup malted milk powder
1/4 cup half and half
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 cups powdered sugar
Optional Toppings:
chocolate bunnies
1 cup chocolate malted milk balls
Instructions
Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 C) and grease 3, 9-inch (or 8 inch) round cake pan with oil and line with circles of parchment. Whisk together butter and sugar until creamed then add oil and beat in eggs well. Add salt, baking powder, vanilla, and cocoa and stir until smooth. Stir in the sour cream followed by flour, then stir in the mini chocolate chips until batter is smooth.
Divide batter among the prepared pan and place in oven. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean (ovens may vary so if it's not quite done give it a bit longer). Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 15 minutes then loosen edges with knife and remove cakes from the pans by inverting them over large plates. Once you've taken them all out, cover them with plastic wrap to seal then place in the freezer for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Chocolate Malt Frosting:
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment beat the butter and one cup of powdered sugar on low until combined, repeat with the remaining 2 cups then add the remaining ingredients. Beat on high until light and fluffy
Assemble:
Remove cakes from freezer and if needed, trim to level with a serrated edge knife. Spread a generous amount of the frosting on one of the layers.Repeat last step for the next two layers of cake, then spread frosting around the outside of the cake in a smooth coating. If desired, top the cake with chocolate bunnies and place malt balls along the top and bottom edge.
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splendid photography, just amazing. And, I can only imagine how delightful this must have tasted
Thanks @noboxes. So glad for your support.
great recipe, surprised how relatively simple it is considering that baking usually is hard.
will have to try it and modify some stuff for my dietary needs.
thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for sharing the pictures of the nice cake I want to eat a lot of my favorite photos of the cake
thanks so much for taking the time to comment on my post @eliashossain
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Very nicee👌
Hey man ... lover of food ? And anything tasty?
whoa, that looks yummy!
I may try this at home, I can imitate maybe the taste but certainly, I cant copy the little chocolate bunnies on top of the cake :)
How delectable, just simply amazing and the photography is just insane!
Thank you @mamaloves!
Did you yourself do it. I can not do that!
Wow dear
I will try at home
Looking tasty
thanks so much for commenting @munna123
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im usually not much of a cake person but your stunning photos make this look like a recipe i have to try sometime! also i absolutely love the small details you add (im a designer, so how things look always come to me first;p) like the ring of malted balls and the white flowers in the background. also i LOVE that fork!! haha too cool! would be a super fun project to make them even :D
ps i came over this way after reading @coruscate 's post about the avocado mousse and happy i did:) read through the post and peeked at your linked introduce-myself post and loved it! im an american who also lived in chile a few years back - working in santiago teaching an architecture workshop at Universidad Adolfo Ibanez. i never made a trip down to Patagonia (i know i know - i need to come back!) but I do have friends I made from Ushuaia - although thats technically argentina for sure i would cross over - and maybeeeeee take that boat to Antartica someday :) love that you live in chile and love your work! will be following along. love love love <3
well, I lived in Chile, my family moved back to the states last August. We lived there for 4 years. I am so glad you found me through @coruscate.
SO glad you liked this post and I am glad you appreciated the details
amazing! yea chile has a special place in my heart - always will! i even named my motorbike Andes :) i definitely need to get down that way again at some point to explore patagonia, and Chiloe and some many other fascinating places. will be following along your recipes! would love to see any travel photos (especially of chile :D) because your photography is outstanding. do you have any past posts featuring Chile or South American adventures? I was thinking about posting some retroactively because SA is just too darn beautiful not to document and log on the blockchain ;)
ohww sooo yummy i loves that
this looks delicious
Look delicious
Whao whao whao this looks sooooo yummy. Weldone sweetheart. The top looks like a chess game 😊😊😊😊 Its so beautiful. Wow
That's so sweet @oredebby!
Awwwnnn 😊 Big fan! Big fan!! Big fan!!!😊😊
Cake cake cake sweet....nice shot from all sides
Verry nice post big thumbs up e un ristoro dalla mia parte per il duro lavoro e la dedizione
thanks so much for commenting
Oh! looks sooooo good! So let try it and i'll tell you how was it!
Yummy!!
thanks so much for commenting on my post
I like your post, I think simple and good.
Thanks @lektolek
wow wow yumm yummy so delicious
so delicious
Ow, ow ,ow.. Fat practice.. Haha
Thanks for reading @arulaceh!
Welcome
wow nice cake,and very beautiful thanks for sharing
Thanks @cryptospecio!
Really this is a amazing photography of chocolate cake. Its looking so attractive. I will try to make it . Thank @gringalicious for sharing delicious food with us. This is another great idea.
Thank you @jareen61!
welcome
😁I'm just gonna say my mind here, I'm not particular with the adjective use to describe this yummy looking cake, all I want is a slice or better still bake me on my birthday 🌹😁
Haha, that's great to know @admiralsp!
very tasty cakes, life is not as sweet as the cake you make..you make it so eager..how to decorate and shape on the cake.
Thanks @muksa!
👍
I need this in my life now!!
Thanks @freerunner!
I think behind the scenes videos would be a fine thing!
Moist... Lol!
Oh, then I absolutely need to get to work on them @meesterboom! Thanks and it's so good to hear from you.
Wooow looking diliciouse and nice awesome photography
hope you visit my blog thanks
@gringalicious Amazing looking cake, will try the recipe, yammy
So glad you like it @tony19r!
👌👌👌👌i want to eat...
Thanks for reading @afrimsultana!
welcome..dear..
Death by chocolate cake 😍 Thanks heaps for sharing!
I really appreciate it @supernovastaffy!
my dear friend
You're creating art with food. I appreciate it. It looks great with your successful photo shoots. I like watching your work. Thank you
Wow ... that is a wicked looking cake. Might be nice too to mix it up with some white bunnies. I love my white chocolate too:)
I wanna see what your kitchen looked like after making that delectable looking cake :-) Then again I'm a messy cook.
I really like chocolate. . .
Very interested to try it
now i can 100% agree , you must go on a commercial side. you all stuff are really great. i have been following your baking and my mouth always become watery :P
keep up the good stuff. and thanks for sharing the recipe
Wow! My mouth watering my dear with this yummy chocolate cake! My daughter will like it sure, and my husband also! You don’t know how much chocolate ate by day .
happy weekend Easter too @gringalicious this cake entices me to join the cooking school my cooking is not so good and you had asked if you could add a video ..... ooh yes please go on am looking forward to your other recipes
what you think virtually and how you can impacts on your real ground, it is the crucial matter to be a successful photographer or something else.I can see your delicious food item and eye-catching photograph......
And if you want, please follow me.
Yum! This cake looks delicious. I love your food photography. <3
I always like the way you shot the cuisine, cake, and fruit. Wonderful. The recipe look alike easy but I know It's not.
wow....amazing, I like your post.
greetings from @muliasari
Can I have a small bite...
OMG! , It look very delicious cake
thanks so much for taking the time to comment @janec
Hi @gringalicious Nice photography ,, delicious cakes make my eyes do not turn away from it,, Who wants a fat fast can eat this chocolate cake..
Oh my. They look so yummy. Im one of those people who is asking for the setup you use.
ok, thanks so much for the suggestion @sizandyola
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I would love to see videos of behind the scenes! Can't wait! 😊
thanks so much for the feedback @xuanito