Chocolate Loaf Cake with Maltesers
A delicious chocolate loaf cake stuffed and topped with Maltesers
Servings 10
Calories 347kcal
Ingredients
- 175 g unsalted butter softened
- 175 g caster sugar
- 3 medium eggs
- 200 g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 100 ml semi-skimmed milk
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 100 g Maltesers
Covering:
- 100 g chocolate milk or dark chocolate, whch ever you prefer
Topping:
- 50 g Maltesers
- freeze-dried strawberry pieces
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 170 degrees C (fan). Line a 900 g/1 lb loaf tin with baking paper.
- Cream the butter and caster sugar together until light and fluffy (I use a hand mixer).
- Add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each one.
- Add the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and milk. Mix until well combined and smooth.
- Add the Maltesers and then spoon the mixture into the lined loaf tin.
- Bake for 1 hour ten mins approx until firm in the centre when tested with a cake tester or skewer.
- Leave to cool completely on a rack.
- Melt the chocolate and then spread/pour it over the cake.
- Top with the freeze-dried strawberry pieces and more Maltesers.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Variations
- Instead of melting chocolate to top this loaf cake you could cover it with chocolate buttercream.
- Swap Maltesers for your favourite chocolate treat - chopped Mars Bars, Bounty bars, Mint Aero bubbles, Terry's Chocolate Orange segments, whatever you fancy!
Nutrition
Calories: 347kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 169mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 519IU | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg