4 ingredients to... Cheat’s Chocolate Cake

This delicious chocolate cake is simple to make, using only 4 ingredients

By The Good Housekeeping Cookery TeamPublished: 26 September 2012

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If you need a delicious cake in a hurry, then this is the recipe for you. We have used Nutella in this cheats sponge and then topped it with a Nutella, cream cheese frosting.

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Yields:

Prep Time:

20 mins

Cook Time:

40 mins

Total Time:

1 hr

Cal/Serv:

456

Ingredients

400 g
(14oz) chocolate hazelnut spread, we used Nutella
3
medium eggs
125 g
(4oz) self-raising flour
200 g
pack full-fat cream cheese optional
Chocolate mini eggs, to decorate

Directions

1. Step 1
  Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan) mark 4. Line a 20.5cm (8in) round cake tin with baking parchment. In a large bowl, mix together 300g (11oz) of the chocolate hazelnut spread, the eggs and the flour until combined.
2. Step 2
  Empty mixture into the lined cake tin, level the surface and bake for 35-40min or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool for 10min in tin, then take out of tin and cool completely on a wire rack.
3. Step 3
  To make the icing, mix together the cream cheese and remaining chocolate hazelnut spread until well combined. Spread icing on top of the cooled cake and decorate with chocolate mini eggs, if you like. Serve in slices.