Malteser Cake
Warning! Don’t read this if you’re on a diet or have high blood sugar!
I was given this recipe by a chef who was on tour with me earlier this year. He and his team had made this for dessert one day and it seemed like the sort of thing Chocabloggers would love, so I cadged it.
I made it myself the other night for the first time, so I’ve been able to scale it down for ‘normal’ use (as opposed to catering quantities). So, with many thanks to Dan LeFevre from Eat Your Hearts Out, may I present:
Malteser Cake
Ingredients:
- 130 g BUTTER
- 50 g GOLDEN SYRUP
- 50 g CHOCOLATE (I used LIndt 70% dark)
- 50 g COCOA POWDER ( I happened to have some Liquid Chocolate which I used half and half with cocoa powder)
- 220 g BROKEN DIGESTIVE BISCUITS
- 250 g MALTESERS, ½ CRUSHED, ½ LEFT WHOLE (I used white and milk Maltesers)
For the Ganache topping:
- 50g chocolate (melted)
- 50g whipping cream
Begin with a large, heavy based saucepan. Melt the butter and golden syrup together and then add the chocolate, stirring constantly. Once you have a dark, sticky liquid, throw in the broken digestives, cocoa powder and the broken Maltesers. Give everything a good stirring around to coat all the dry ingredients with the sticky mixture. Allow it to cool slightly before stirring in the whole Maltesers.
Line a cake tin with cling film, and then press in the mixture, being careful not to crush any of the whole Maltesers.
Pop it into the freezer while you make the ganache – this will ensure a firm set and a cool base to put the topping on.
Melt the other 50g of chocolate and whip up the cream, then add a little of the cream to the melted chocolate. This will make the chocolate runnier and easier to add into the whipped cream. This will form the ganache topping.
Extract the cake from the freezer, and smooth the ganache topping over it. allow to cool. At this point you could feather it with white chocolate, but I decided that was getting over the top – after all, just read back the ingredients list!
It’s a solid little beast of a cake, so take a large and very sharp knife and begin to slice it up. Don’t try and eat too much in one go!
Malteser Cake is best served at room temperature, rather than straight from the fridge. I served it with clotted cream. It was delicious. Just what a naughty dessert ought to be.
Posted by Simon on 31 Oct 2007 at 12:10 PM
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October 31, 2007 : 11:53pm
OH MY GOD
OH MY GOD
OH MY GOD
This looks sooooo incredibly delicious… I’m gonna make this for sure! yummieee *drooling*
November 1, 2007 : 12:00am
don’t you need flower for it? Maybe when you use baking powder for this cake it will be only more delicious…or isn’t that possible with this cake?
November 1, 2007 : 12:04am
Trust me – this recipe works just fine as it is. Mess around with it and you may be disappointed!
If it was a cake you baked then flour or baking powder might be needed, but this is more like a cheesecake – biscuits and Malteasers bound up in melted butter and syrup.
Just don’t blame me if you find your clothes don’t fit next week.
November 2, 2007 : 11:19am
omg it looks sooooooooooooo gwd mmmmmmmmmmmm
November 5, 2007 : 5:11pm
hahaha ok I’ll try to make it some day… maybe with christmas because then I’m sure I won’t eat it all by myself hahaha
November 6, 2007 : 3:55am
Simon, you are a genius. That’s the best looking cake I’ve clapped my world-weary eyes on!
November 27, 2007 : 12:25pm
Yes Simon …. I like the chocosite ….. thanks for the credit love … Hope your well and getting your blue cheese fix without me !!!!
August 21, 2008 : 2:25pm
we made this cake today and it looks great. omnomnomnomnom!!!
October 28, 2008 : 10:41pm
haha…this looks awesome
but nothing beats my sweets…=D
November 13, 2008 : 3:15am
yum up ya bum
February 6, 2009 : 2:54pm
i made this today.
lush lush lush.
just heaven (:
February 9, 2009 : 6:30pm
Just made this cake, looks lovely and tastes lovely!
WERE GONNA GET FAT!!!
February 21, 2009 : 2:10pm
I’m making this today, it looks amazing!
March 5, 2009 : 10:52pm
im sure u will kitty and michaela lol
March 12, 2009 : 7:23pm
OMG, i made this for a cake sale and i sneeked a wee bit when i made it. It was Delishous. with a capital D!
yummy, haha!!!!
thanks Sarah
March 13, 2009 : 10:56pm
It warms my heart to know that so many of you are enjoying Dan’s recipe.
Eat up!
April 5, 2009 : 12:25pm
its looks rubbish me and my mum make well better * does a EVIL LAUGH *
June 3, 2009 : 2:26pm
heey guys
this cake looks DILISHHH!!!
were making it in tech next week
thanks soo much :):):):):):):):)
glad it warms your heart simon! i’m sure it will ours tooo!!
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *screams in delight*
June 3, 2009 : 2:26pm
yummy yummy in my tummy
July 15, 2009 : 3:21pm
Making this right now – can’t wait to eat it!
August 13, 2009 : 2:02pm
How long will this keep for? My parents are due back from holiday and I need to make it a few days before and leave it in the fridge for thier return home? Any advice appreciated.
August 24, 2009 : 2:00pm
This taste awesome put my ganache didn’t go very well. XX
September 4, 2009 : 6:02am
Better luck with the ganache next time. Let the chocolate cool a little – keep moving it around, though. Like all good things, practice makes perfect!
September 23, 2009 : 2:37pm
Tasted absolutely divine. I didn’t make the ganache as I was kinda confused but the cake itself was heaven
=]
Thanks x
October 13, 2009 : 11:32am
I LOVE THIS CAKE!
my dad makes this all the time, he calls it his ‘feel good cake’ (: he’s never done it with ganache on top though, have to try that out!
i recommend it to anyone whos having a rough day!