½cupchocolate Ovaltine or malted milk powder of your choice
⅓cup/ 80ml double cream/whipping cream
2teaspoonspure vanilla extract
Pinchof salt
¼cup/ 60ml creme fraiche or sour cream
9oz/ 265g good quality milk chocolate
For the decoration
2chocolate bunnies
lemon thyme leaves
bunting
Instructions
For the cake
Preheat your oven to 350 F/180 C, butter and line 3 8"/20cm cake pans with parchment paper.
Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl until combined. In a separate bowl mix eggs, milk, oil and vanilla essence. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones and beat with an electric mixer until well incorporated.
Divide evenly among 3 pans and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. I baked 2 layers together and then the third one later.
Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove cakes from the pans and cool completely on a wire rack.
For the malted chocolate icing
Combine all ingredients except melted chocolate in a food processor and pulse until well combined. Take the lid off and check to make sure the ingredients on the bottom are well incorporated, use a spatula to mix them in if necessary.
Add melted chocolate and pulse a few more times until the frosting is creamy and spreadable. Use immediately to fill the layers and cover the cake.
Decorate with a sprinkling of lemon thyme leaves for the "grass" and "ivy" on a side and place chocolate bunnies on top.