Wanting to treat my mum to a chocolate bonanza, I ordered in chocolate truffles and deliciously fresh strawberries to top the cake. While the homemade birthday cake was going to be a surprise, my mum surprised me instead and treated herself to a pre-made cake from Cake Box. There was no denying that the Loveberry Bliss Cheesecake was beautifully decorated, and tasted great.
Although, this did mean I had all the ingredients ready for Mary Berry 's chocolate birthday cake (minus the truffles, I gave them to Mum), so I decided to bake it anyway. Here's how to make Mary Berry 's chocolate birthday cake – and chocolate truffles included! Chocolate birthday cake 100g baking spread or soft butter, plus extra for greasing 50g cocoa powder Six tbsp boiling water Four eggs 175g self-raising flour One tsp baking powder 250g caster sugar For the ganache 300ml pouring double cream 300g dark chocolate, broken into small pieces Three tbsp apricot jam For the decoration Five white chocolate truffle balls Three large strawberries, halved, green stalk left attached 25g dark chocolate, melted Method Preheat the oven to 180C (160C fan/gas four). Grease two 20cm sandwich tins and line with baking paper.
Place the cocoa and boiling water into a large bowl and mix well to make a paste. Add the remaining cake ingredients and whisk until smooth and an even chocolate colour. Divide the mixture between the prepared tins.
Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes until well risen, shrinking away from the sides .