A funny chocolate pinata cake with a surprise inside is perfect for Halloween, a birthday or even - you won't believe it - a wedding. Children (and adults) will definitely like it, because who among us does not like pleasant surprises?
There are many variations of cakes with a surprise inside - with multi-colored cakes, vanilla, chocolate, decorated with various complex shapes and so on and so forth. But it is not always possible for a novice to cope with the difficulties that have arisen or to overcome a huge number of stages in order to get the desired result.
It is worth noting that not every cake recipe is suitable for piñata - if there is a lot of moisture in the cream, then the candies hidden inside can become sour. So, if you decide to experiment with the recipe below, choose sponge cakes with a thick cream and you will definitely not lose.
The cake recipe with a surprise inside that we decided to offer you is not as complicated as it might seem at first glance. Even an inexperienced cook can cope with its preparation, and the time required to obtain a result is only 1 hour 20 minutes.
Biscuit
According to the pinata cake recipe with a surprise inside, you will need the following ingredients:
- 260 g butter (unsalted);
- 260 g sugar;
- 5 eggs;
- 260 g of flour;
- 2.5 tsp baking powder;
- 8 tbsp. l boiled water;
- 60 g of cocoa.
Preheat the oven to 180 ° C. Oil or cover with oily parchment two twenty-centimeter round fryers.
Mix butter and sugar with a mixer until the mass is light and airy.
Gradually introduce the eggs one by one, whipping the mixer with the mixer after each addition of the egg.
Combine the sifted flour and baking powder in a separate bowl and add to the previously cooked mass. Mix well.
Separately mix cocoa powder and boiled water until the consistency of the paste. Add to the mixture, mixing until smooth.
Spread an equal amount of the dough into the broilers.
Bake the cakes in the oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the wooden toothpick inserted in the center of the cake remains dry and clean. It is not recommended to open the oven until the cake is approximately ready, otherwise it may “fall”.
After baking, leave the cakes to cool and prepare the cream.
Butter cream
For cream, take the following products:
- 500 g of powdered sugar;
- 75 g of cocoa;
- 300 g butter (unsalted);
- 2 tablespoons of milk.
Beat icing sugar, cocoa powder and butter. You may need a little milk if the cream is too thick and dense, but do not overdo it. Remember, excess moisture harms a candy surprise!
Also, to fill the cake, that is, for the surprise itself, you will need about 200 grams of chocolates (m & m's or other dragees).
Assembling a pinata cake with a surprise inside
After the cake is completely cooled, cut each of them into two parts to get four round cake layers. Carefully cut a small circle from the center of the two cakes. These will be the middle layers for our cake with a surprise inside. For cutting, you can use a knife or a round cookie cutter.
Place the base on a board or cake stand. Please note that it is not recommended to move the finished cake, so collect it on the stand where you will serve it to guests.
Apply a thin layer of cream on the bottom cake layer of your cake, place the second one on top and grease it with cream (without covering the hole), and then the third cake. Do not lubricate the hole itself, perhaps a small amount of cream and will not harm the sweets, but it is better not to risk it.
Fill the resulting hole in the center with chocolates. The larger the diameter of the hole, the more candy will fit into it.
Apply a thin layer of cream on top of the cake and cover with the remaining cake without a hole on top to hide the surprise inside the cake.
Cake decoration
Cover the cake with the remaining butter cream, both on top and on the sides. Instead of cream, you can use chocolate icing.
To prepare it, pour 200 grams of chocolate with 130 ml of cream, melt over low heat, not boiling, then cool, leaving it in the refrigerator for several hours, and then whip with 50 grams of butter.
Cake with a surprise inside can be decorated at your discretion, using multi-colored cream, chocolate chips or even part of the chocolates that we used for the filling. It all depends on your imagination, skills and preferences!
Put the finished cake in the refrigerator, and after a couple of hours it can be served to guests.