Chocolate Scotch Egg Recipe | Creme Egg Heaven.

Video recipe here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU7RdaDBNQ4

• INGREDIENTS -

For the cake:

• 55g unsalted butter, softened
• 55g caster sugar
• 1 large egg
• 55g self-raising flour
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 30g cocoa powder
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the frosting:

• 60g unsalted butter, softened
• 60g icing sugar
• 10g cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 45g cream cheese

For the coating:

• Large bar of chocolate
• Pack of Mini Eggs

• 12 small Creme Eggs OR 6 large

• METHOD -

1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F
2. Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy
3. Add in the egg, mix.
4. Add the dry ingredients, mix.
5. Add milk and vanilla extract, guess what?... mix.
6. Pour the mixture into a greased and lined 6 inch (15cm) round tin, or a 5 inch (13cm) square tin.
7. Bake for 20mins, or until a knife/skewer comes out clean
8. While the cake is cooling, make the frosting
9. Cream together the butter and cream cheese
10. Beat in the icing sugar and cocoa
11. Then add the vanilla extract and milk
12. When the cake is cool, use your hands to break it up to form a breadcrumb consistency – you want the mixture to be as fine as possible
13. Add the cake to the frosting and combine the two
14. Get a small amount of the mixture, roll it in to a ball, then press your thumb in to make an indent for the crème egg
15. Push the crème egg in to the centre then close the mixture back around. Roll again until you form a smooth ball.
16. Put the balls in the freezer whilst you prepare the toppings
17. Crush an entire packet of mini eggs
18. Melt an entire bar of chocolate (milk or dark)
19. Remove balls from the freezer, roll in chocolate and finally in to the crushed mini eggs
20. Devour every single chocolate scotch egg because oh my god they’re good.

When Easter is over and you can no longer buy these delicious rare ingredients, why not make the same recipe with a red velvet sponge and a cream cheese frosting centre? Or go healthy with a fresh strawberry centre!

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