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Carrot Cones with Chocolate Cake

Carrot Cones with Chocolate Cake
Carrot Cones with Chocolate Cake
  • Preparation time
    20 min
  • Number of servings
    12

Looking for a Carrot with a twist, this is for you.

Ingredients
  • 12 small waffle cones
  • 1¼ cups (185g) plain flour
  • 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
  • ½ cup (50g) NESTLÉ Baking Cocoa
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup (250mL) buttermilk
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup (70mL) vegetable oil, plus ¼ cup (60mL), extra
  • 2 pkts (750g) NESTLÉ Docello Snowcap, melted
  • Orange food colouring
  • 125g butter, softened
  • 2 cups (320g) icing sugar mixture
  • Parsley, to garnish
Preparation
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Place a cake rack over a deep baking tray; carefully stand cones in the holes of the cake rack.
  • 2
    Combine flour, sugar, NESTLÉ Baking Cocoa and baking powder in a bowl; mix well.
  • 3
    Combine buttermilk, egg and oil in a separate jug; mix into dry ingredients. Beat well to combine. Carefully divide mixture among cones to fill 3/4. Bake for 25 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  • 4
    a large bowl combine NESTLÉ Docello Snowcap and extra vegetable oil, Microwave uncovered on MEDIUM (50%) for 1 minute; stir. Repeat process in 30 second intervals until melted and smooth, tint with orange food colouring. Cool slightly.
  • 5
    Grease and line two baking trays with baking paper. Carefully dip cones into chocolate mixture and lay on prepared tray, leave for 10 minutes or until set.
  • 6
    Meanwhile to make butter cream, using an electric mixer, beat butter in a bowl until pale. Gradually add icing sugar mixture, beating constantly until combined; tint with orange food colouring to match the cones, fill a piping bag fitted with a round nozzle; pipe mixture on top of cones. Garnish with parsley as shown.

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