Fiona Poole Chocolate Magic Layer Cake
So these are like the old Impossible Pie. Quick, easy, and pretty impressive looking when cooked!
The net has 100s of different versions of this cake, butterscotch, vanilla, chocolate….the list goes on.
I used this recipe from Jo Cooks, she has fabulous step by step photos on her posts and everything looks delicious!. I must say I was worried about 2 things when making this. Firstly, the mixture is sooooooo runny, more like a chocolate milkshake than cake batter. And secondly, would it come out of the pan as I did not line it, just buttered and floured it? Both of my concerns were short lived as I watched the cake form through the oven door. The top turned into a lovely light sponge and I could see it coming away from the sides of the pan as time went on.
After the cake had cooled on the bench, I popped it into the fridge. Apparently this makes it easier to cut. I cut the cake into 4 large squares while still in the pan and then used an egg flip to get each piece out fairly easily. I did see on one blog that they just flipped it out like a normal cake and then cut it up. I’m not so sure mine would have survived that treatment as the top was quite fragile. Maybe I should have left it in the oven for a bit longer?
The Magic Layer Cake turns from chocolate milk into a cake with 3 definite layers: sponge on top, firm custard in the middle, and a base.
See the layers?
I took this cake over to a friend’s place for lunch, the ladies there would be my guinea pigs! The verdict: both thought it was lovely, not too sweet and really enjoyed it with the strawberries and raspberries. I left a few pieces for my friend’s kids to have after school. As the cake has quite a grown up flavour (like dark chocolate) I wasn’t sure if they would like it. Miss 4 said “It’s really good”, and Mr 7 also thought it was good, “It’s good. It’s coffee!” My kids who both love dark chocolate and rich deserts woofed it down 🙂 So all around, it was a success!
Fiona Poole 