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    Home » Recipes » Cake and Cupcake Recipes

    Malteser Chocolate Cake

    Published: Jan 19, 2018 · Modified: Jul 3, 2020 by Emma Burton · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    I was going to wait to share this recipe for a few weeks but it's just too good not to share. I also hit 200 subscribers on my YouTube channel (YAY!) so this is bit of a celebratory recipe too.

    Malteser Chocolate Cake is a soft and fluffy, moist, malted chocolate cake sandwiched together with malted buttercream and crushed Maltesers and topped with Malteser Chocolate Spread, Maltesers, more malt buttercream and a fountain of crushed Maltesers. This is one epic chocolate cake. So if you're a fan of Maltesers, malt and chocolate... You HAVE to make this cake!

    Side of a two tiered Malteser Chocolate Cake with malted buttercream middle and top with crushed Maltesers and full Maltesers. Malteser packet in the background.

    You won't believe how incredibly easy this cake is to make. Seriously! I based the chocolate cake off my Ultimate Chocolate Lovers Cake recipe (which is a one bowl cake batter) but adjusted a few of the measurements and added the all important malted milk powder. The longest - and hardest - part of making this cake is waiting for the cake to cool enough to frost. #impatient.

    Slice of Malteser Chocolate Cake lying down and the rest of the Malteser cake in the background

    While you wait for your cakes to cool you can get all the other elements of this cake ready so all you have to do is assemble. Not that there is much extra work to do.

    All you need to do is make the malted buttercream, which is literally four ingredients. Butter, malted milk powder, icing sugar and water. Crush some Maltesers (get that aggression out!), grab extra Maltesers for decorating (and eating) and buy a jar of the Malteser Chocolate Spread.

    NOTE: If you can't get your hands on this spread, you can replace with any chocolate spread, chocolate ganache or just omit and replace with more malted buttercream.

    Slice of Malteser Chocolate Cake lying down and the rest of the Malteser cake in the background.

    I served this cake to my Grandma and she said it was the best cake she had had in a VERY long time! You know it's good when it's got Grandmas seal of a approval so go on! Make this cake!

    You can decorate this cake however you wish. Follow my video or make it completely your own. I used these 20cm cake pans to bake the cakes, these disposable piping bags and the star piping tip.

    Side of a two tiered Malteser Chocolate Cake with malted buttercream middle and top with crushed Maltesers and full Maltesers

    Slice of Malteser Chocolate Cake lying down and the rest of the Malteser cake in the background

    I just wanted to thank everyone who has subscribed to me on YouTube (if you haven't you should do so now!). It really means a lot and I can;t wait to keep growing and eating cake with you all.

    Side of a two tiered Malteser Chocolate Cake with malted buttercream middle and top with crushed Maltesers and full Maltesers. Malteser packet in the background.
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    Malteser Chocolate Cake

    Malteser Chocolate Cake is a soft and fluffy, moist, malted chocolate cake sandwiched together and topped with malted buttercream and crushed Maltesers, Malteser Chocolate Spread and Maltesers.
    Prep Time30 minutes mins
    Cook Time25 minutes mins
    Total Time55 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 16 Pieces
    Calories: 513kcal
    Author: Emma Burton

    Ingredients

    • ¾ Cups Butter, Softened (180g)
    • 1 and ¼ Cups Caster Sugar (Superfine Sugar) (250g)
    • 3 Large Eggs
    • 1 and ½ Cups Greek Yoghurt (375g)
    • ⅔ Cups Malted Milk Powder (80g)
    • 1 and ¼ Cups All-Purpose Flour (160g)
    • ½ Cup Cocoa Powder (50g)
    • 1 and ½ tsp Baking Powder
    • ¾ tsp Baking Soda

    Malted Buttercream;

    • ⅔ Cups Butter, Softened (150g)
    • ¾ Cup Malted Milk Powder (95g)
    • 3 Cups Icing Sugar (370g)
    • 2-4 Tbsp. Water or Milk

    Decorations;

    • 1 Cup Crushed Maltesers (180g)
    • ½ Cup Malteser Chocolate Spread (150g)
    • 26 Maltesers
    Metric - US Conventional

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°C) and line and grease two 20cm round cake tins.
    • Beat the butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy.
    • Add the eggs and Greek yoghurt and beat until smooth.
    • Add in the malted milk powder, flour, cocoa, baking soda and baking powder and mix until just combined.
    • Pour half of the chocolate cake mix into each of the cake tins and spread in an even layer.
    • Place in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Insert a skewer at 20 minutes and if the skewer comes out clean the cakes are cooked.
    • Allow them to cool completely before icing them.
    • While the cakes cool, make the malted buttercream.
    • Place the softened butter in a bowl and beat until smooth.
    • Add in the malted milk powder and beat.
    • Add in half the icing sugar and a tablespoon of water and beat.
    • Add the remaining icing sugar and add more water as needed.
    • You want a thick, smooth consistency.
    • Crush the Maltesers.
    • Spread ½ - ⅔ of the buttercream on top of one of the cakes. (How you pipe and decorate is up to you). Pour over half of the crushed Maltesers. Place the second cake on top and then spread the Malteser Chocolate Spread over the top leaving an inch around the sides. 
    • Pipe the remaining malted buttercream around the edge. Pour the remaining crushed Maltesers in the middle and top with as many Maltesers you like.

    Video

    Notes

    You can omit the Malteser Chocolate Spread and replace with other chocolate spreads, chocolate ganache or more malted buttercream.
    I used these disposable piping bags and this piping tip.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Piece | Calories: 513kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 307mg | Potassium: 153mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 88IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 125mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Malteser Chocolate Cake is a soft and fluffy, moist, malted chocolate cake sandwiched together and topped with malted buttercream and crushed Maltesers, Malteser Chocolate Spread and Maltesers.

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    Comments

    1. Jennifer

      April 21, 2018 at 8:55 pm

      What is Malt milk powder? Is it ovaltine?

      Reply
      • Emma Burton

        April 21, 2018 at 8:56 pm

        Yes ovaltine or horlicks

        Reply

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