Chocolate Traybake

This rich Chocolate Traybake is simple to make and an absolute winner on flavour. It's light and fluffy texture and deeply chocolatey buttercream are an irresistible combination.

Course Cake

Cuisine British

Keyword Traybake, Chocolate, Cake

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 18

Calories 303 kcal

Author Curly

Ingredients

For the cake

50 g cocoa powder
¼ tsp instant coffee
6 tbsp boiled water
225 g margarine or unsalted butter
pinch sea salt
225 g caster sugar
4 eggs
175 g self raising flour

For the buttercream

140 g unsalted butter
220 g icing sugar
40 g cocoa powder
2 tbsp milk
pinch table salt

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 160°C (fan assisted, 180°C non fan) and line a 10×8" traybake tin
Add 50g cocoa powder and ¼ tsp instant coffee to your mixer or a bowl and add 6 tbsp of water from a recently boiled kettle. Mix to form a thick paste
Add 225g margarine, 225g caster sugar and pinch of salt and mix thoroughly
Add 4 eggs and mix again
Add 175g self raising flour and mix until just combined
Pour the cake batter into the prepared tin and smooth the top
Bake for 18-20 minutes until a cocktail stick comes out clean
Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 15-20 minutes before carefully turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely
Once the cake is completely cool, make the buttercream
Add 140g unsalted butter to your bowl and beat until softened
Add 200g icing sugar, 40g cocoa powder and a pinch of salt. Beat again
Add up to 2 tbsp milk until the buttercream is silky and smooth
Spread the buttercream all over the cake and decorate as you like