A simple but stunning triple chocolate layer cake with a fluffy white cake at the bottom and a fudgey dense brownie cake on top brought together by the most dreamy wicked chocolate icing. A no fuss Star Wars cake for a fan!
Prep Time1 hourhr
Cook Time1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Course: Cake, Dessert
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Keyword: chocolate birthday cake, chocolate star wars cake, crater cake, jaffa birthday cake, star wars birthday cake, star wars cake
50mlrice bran oil or macadamia oil or light olive oil
250grapadura sugar or brown sugar
2eggs
150gplain flour
2teaspoonsbaking powder
4tablespoonscocoa powder
pinchof salt
handful of dark and milk chocolate bits
butter to grease pan
For The Chocolate Icing
80gbuttersoftened
60gicing sugar
30gcocoa powder
2tablespoonsgolden syrup
2tablespoonsmilk
Instructions
To Make The Chocolate Chip Orange Cake
Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease and line a 23cm (9-inch) springform tin with baking paper.
Place butter, sugar, vanilla and zest in bowl of mixer and beat for 8-10 minutes or until light and creamy
Add the eggs and sour cream and beat well.
Fold through the flour, baking powder, salt and chocolate chips
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin.
Bake for 40 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Remove from oven and cool in tin for 5 minutes. Remove from tin and cool completely on a wire rack.
To Make The Dark Sticky Chocolate Cake
Preheat oven to 150°C. Grease and line a 23cm (9-inch) springform tin with baking paper. In a heavy bottomed saucepan, melt butter and oil on low heat till mixed.
Whisk eggs and sugar in a bowl with an electric beater until light and creamy. Add the butter mixture and beat well. Add flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, vanillin sugar and salt. Beat until combined.
Spoon into prepared tin. Top with chocolate bits/melts. Bake in pre-heated oven for approximately 40 minutes until the top has cracked and the cake is sticky and coming away from the edges at the top.
Remove from oven, cool in tin for 10 minutes. Remove from tin and cool completely on a wire rack.
To Make The Chocolate Icing
To make the icing, combine all ingredients for icing in a large bowl and whisk with an electric beater until smooth and creamy.
To Assemble The Cake
Place chocolate chip cake on the serving plate. Trim the top of the cake but slicing the a thin layer off to get a flat surface. Spread a thin layer of the icing on the top.
Place the dark sticky chocolate cake on top, crater side up. Press the cake down gently onto the icing. With swift smooth strokes, ice the sides of both the cakes, turning the serving plate as you go.
Place decorations/figurines on top of the crater. Store covered in an air tight tin in the fridge until ready to serve. Remove cake from fridge at least an hour before serving.
Notes
The addition of golden syrup makes this icing a winner in my opinion. It instantly makes it fudgey and spreadable so there is no need to chill before or after icing the cake.
Using the Cadbury brand cocoa powder for the icing results in a sweeter, milder and more child friendly version. Nestle’s unsweetened dark cocoa powder will result in a darker more adult-friendly icing.
Orange or hazelnut liqueur works a treat in the icing if making this cake for adults.
It is important to use the same sized pans for baking both cakes.