OH HI new favourite cake of mine! This Malteser Cake (why do I always spell if Malteasers? Just me?) is the stuff dreams are made of. Light, fluffy and with the delicious malty flavour which has lead me to consume my body weight in Malted Milk biscuits over the years. It’s a good ‘un. I made this last week and it was winking at me from the cake tin all week. It would be rude not to test it five or six or 10 times, RIGHT.
Over the years I’ve used the Nigella Malteser Cake recipe and also the Mary Berry Malteser Cake recipe. This one recipe of mine, is a bit of a hybrid of the two, with my own adjustments; making it larger (obvs) and simplifying slightly. Here’s why I think you NEEEEED this beauty of a cake in your life:
How to make the Malteser Cake recipe:
Start by creaming your butter (room temperature) with your sugars until light and fluffy. Combine your cocoa and Ovaltine in another bowl with enough boiling water to form a thick paste. Then add your eggs and flour, to the butter and sugars, along with the cocoa mixture.
Beat it all together really well until thick and smooth. Pour evenly into 3 x 7″ baking tins that have been lined and buttered. Top tip! Make sure that you butter your tins REALLY well. I also line the sides of the tins with baking paper for this cake as the cakes are quite delicate. I also think (maybe?) it makes the edges a bit neater as they are being served naked. No desperate need though if you’re short on time.
Make the icing by combining the butter (again, room temperature) with the icing sugar, and a paste make of the cocoa, Ovaltine and some boiling water. Keep beating and beating until everything is smooth, thick and light. Top tip! If the icing is too soft, pop in the fridge for an hour OR add a little more icing sugar. If too solid, add a tiny bit more boiling water. The cakes are cooked when:
A skewer comes out of the centre of the cake clean The are ‘pulling’ away from the sides of the tin
Allow them to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then take out of the tins and let them cool completely. If the sponge cakes have a dome top at all, trim off with a sharp bread knife (this is really important so that the tower of cake sits level). Then sandwich the cakes together, spreading icing across the middle of each layer, and piping dollops of icing around the edge. (I use just a piping bag with the end snipped off.) Decorate with crushed and whole Maltesers. Top tip! This Malteser cake will last 4 days stored in a airtight container..if it lasts that long!
What I used to make the Malteser Cake:
It really helps to use good tins for baking, I use these thick, great quality 7″ cake tins (I have the deep ones so I can use them for cheesecakes too!) they are a great investment.
Disposable Piping Bags these are a must buy if you’re planning on some cake decorating, they are so easy to use. I know, these are not great for the environment. But using reusable bags takes so much detergent to get them clean, I’m honestly not sure of the best option. An an angled palette knife is SO useful for spreading icing, it’s one of my favourite little kitchen tools.
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How to make this Malteser Cake recipe:
