Easter Egg Hunt Cake

Make the easiest cake mix with ice cream and self raising flour! Yes! Ice cream and self raising flour create fluffy and moist vanilla cake bases for an easy ice cream cake... that you can bake! #TopTip: Use your favourite ice cream to flavour the cake and fill with your favourite cake fillings - ours is perfectly themed for an Easter baking project, with mini chocolate eggs hidden inside and unicorn sprinkles on the outside for an epic cake reveal! This is the perfect kids' party cake and makes a show-stopping Easter dessert that can be as versatile as you want . Go ahead and have your cake and an egg hunt too

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FULL RECIPE

Serves 10
Hands-on time: 1 hour
Hands-off time: 1 hour

INGREDIENTS

5 cups self-raising flour
1 tub (1.8L) Ola Rich n Creamy Vanilla, softened slightly
1 cups (360g) butter, softened
5 cups (400g) icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
250g mini eggs
2 tubs (150g) 100s & 1000s

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 180C and line 2x20cm springform cake tins with baking paper.

2. Sieve the flour into a large mixing bowl and add in the Ola Rich n Creamy Vanilla. Using an electric hand beater, beat together until just combined, taking care not to overmix. *Chefs Tip: Store the ice cream tub in the fridge for an hour before needed to soften slightly.

3. Divide the batter between the two cake tins and smooth out the top using a spatula. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

4. Allow the cakes to cool in the cake tins for at least 10 minutes. Gently transfer the cakes to a sheet of clean baking paper, allowing them to cool completely.

5. Once cooled, wrap a long piece of cotton string around the centre of one cake. Overlap the ends of the cotton string and pull swiftly to slice the cake perfectly in half. Repeat with the other cake. You should now have 4 even cake layers. *Chefs Tip: Chill the cakes in the freezer for at least 15 minutes to make slicing easier.

6. Using the electric hand beater, beat the butter in a medium bowl for 2-3 minutes. Sieve in the icing sugar and beat for a further 3 minutes until pale and creamy. Pour in the vanilla essence, beating until well combined. *Chefs Tip: Add 1-2 tablespoons of milk if the icing is too thick!

7. Using a cookie cutter, cut a 10cm round from the centre of 2 of the cake layers, try to be as accurate as possible so that the holes line up perfectly. *Chefs Tip: Store the cake cut offs in the fridge in an airtight container to snack on later!

8. Place a cake layer with no hole on a flat-rimmed serving plate to form the base of the cake. *Chefs Tip: Add a dollop of buttercream icing onto the plate before adding the cake to ensure the cake doesnt slip.

9. Spread some buttercream icing over the cake and cover it with a cake layer that has the centre removed. Cover this layer with more buttercream icing and place the remaining layer with the centre removed over the top so that the cut parts line up. Cover with buttercream icing.

10. Neatly spread the remaining buttercream icing over the top and sides of the cake. Carefully sprinkle and press the 100s & 1000s onto the icing, covering the top and sides of the cake. *Chefs Tip: To prevent a mess and minimise waste while adding the sprinkles, place the cake on a cooling rack over a tray; the few that fall off can be added onto the cake again!

11. Serve the cake on a cake stand, slice to reveal the secret centre and ENJOY!

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