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Peppermint Crisp tsunami cake

Serves 12

Difficulty Medium

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cooking Time 1½ hours

Ingredients

340 g butter
400 g sugar
5 free-range eggs
2 t caramel essence
1½ t vanilla extract
1 cup Ideal evaporated milk
360 g flour, sifted
1 t baking powder
½ t bicarbonate of soda
150 g desiccated coconut

For the icing:

1 cup cream
200 g Woolworths milk chocolate drops
1 x 360 g can Caramel Treat
150 g Peppermint Crisp, crushed

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease 2 x 18 cm cake tins. Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, this should take 10 minutes.

2. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add the caramel and vanilla extract.

3. Add the Ideal milk and mix until combined. Fold in the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and coconut.

4. Transfer the mixture into the greased cake tins and bake for 25–35 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.

5. To make the icing, heat the cream, then pour it over the chocolate drops and stir until the chocolate has melted. Allow to cool slightly.

6. Once the cakes have cooled, sandwich them together using some Caramel Treat. Wrap a piece of acetate around the cake to create a tube, then fill the space created by the acetate with the chocolate ganache and crushed Peppermint Crisp. Release by pulling the acetate up and off the cake.

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Photograph: Jan Ras
Food assistant: Bianca Strydom

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