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Terry's Chocolate Orange Pumpkin Cake surprise centre with a full terry's chocolate orange inside the cake
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Step 1 - Pumpkin Shaped Chocolate Cake Sponge

Halloween is near and there is no better way to celebrate than making this Terry's chocolate Pumpkin Cake for your Halloween Party. This is step 1 simply showing you how to make a Pumpkin Shaped Chocolate Cake Sponge.
Continue with the Step 2 on our site for how to decorate this cake into a Halloween Pumpkin Cake for your Halloween Party.
Prep Time20 mins
Active Time25 mins
Total Time45 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Keyword: Bundt, Cake, Chocolate Cake, DIY Recipe, Doughnut Mould, From scratch, Halloween, Halloween party food
Yield: 8 people
Calories: 356kcal

Equipment

  • Doughnut mould kit we used silicone mould
  • Scales
  • Cake mixer

Materials

  • 3 Large Eggs
  • 175 grams Self Raising flour
  • 175 grams Caster sugar
  • 175 gram softened butter
  • 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder
  • 40 grams Cocoa Powder
  • 4 Tbsp Boiling Water

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven at 180°C Fan/ 200°C/ 400°F Gas mark 6
    Place the eggs, flour,caster sugar, butter and baking powder in a large whisking bowl and whisk until nice and smooth
    3 Large Eggs, 175 grams Self Raising flour, 175 grams Caster sugar, 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder, 175 gram softened butter
    Eggs and flour in a silver mixing bowl and a set of black scales in the background
  • Place the cocoa powder into a separate bowl, slowly start adding the boiling water stir until its become a stiff paste.
    40 grams Cocoa Powder
    Cocoa powder and water being mixed together in a silver mixing bowl to create a paste
  • Place paste into the cake mixture and whisk until smooth.
    Chocolate cake mixture being stirred with a plastic spatula in a silver mixing bowl
  • Line both of the doughnut moulds with butter to help remove cake easier after cooking.
    Place the cake mixture into both doughnut moulds equally, if you only have one mould do one at a time.
    Pouring chocolate cake mixture in a red cake mould on a black baking tray
  • Place into the oven for 20-25 mins or until springy to touch.
    Remove from oven and leave to cool before moving on to step 2.
    Chocolate cake made and ready in red rubber mould on a black wire rack

Nutrition

Calories: 356kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 221mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 636IU | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1mg