Ombré Monster Chocolate Cake

Morning all! I am so excited to share my latest creation with you: a completely over the top ombré chocolate cake, it was so much fun to make and it is so delicious!! Yesterday afternoon, I really fancied making something which challenged me but is also a lot of fun so this was what I endeavoured to create. Ombré really is the in-thing at the moment, it's everywhere, clothes, hair, decor and now cake! It may look tricky but if you tackle it bravely you will be absolutely fine! 

This cake is a one bowl wonder, however I would advise that you use an electric whisk in order to combine all ingredients. 

Ingredients

300g Self Raising Flour

300g Granulated Sugar

300g unsalted Butter

4 Eggs

4 tbsp. Milk

1 tsp. Baking Powder

1 tsp. Vanilla Essence

3 tbsp. Cocoa powder

400g Butter

500g Icing Sugar

1tsp. Vanilla

200g Nutella (to add gradually)

Oreos

Wither Original Toffees

2 Reeses cups

Chocolate of choice (middle)

Method

1. Start by cracking all of the eggs in the mixing bowl and whisking for 3-4 minutes until double in size. Then pour into a jug and set aside.
2. Preheat the oven to 180oc and prepare 2 tins with greaseproof paper
3. In the mixing bowl whisk the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then gradually add the eggs in, vanilla essence, cocoa and the baking soda.
4. Gradually add the flour in to the mixture, then add the milk.
5. Divide the mixtures between the two tins, smooth and place in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Use a cocktail stick or a knife to check the sponges are cooked. Do NOT over cook!
6. Once the sponges are cool: use the electric whisk to combine the butter, icing sugar and vanilla: at this point your icing will be yellow. Now add 1 tsp of Nutella.
7. Spread 2tbsp of butter cream onto the bottom sponge and then sandwich the two together.
8. Now using a pallette knife, spoon one large tbsp of icing to the top of the cake and the top third of the side of the cake. 
   9. Now add 1 tsp of Nutella to the icing, this will make it slightly darker, Hse your knife to cover the second third of the sides of the cake.
   10. Finally add one large tbsp of Nutella to the icing, then use the pallette knife to the last third of the sides of the cake.
   11. You should have enough icing left to either pipe some icing around the sides of the top of the cake or use a knife to smear icing around the sides. 
   
   
   Decorate the top of your cake however you please, I used Oreos, toffees and reeses cups, however it is completely up to you! Enjoy!!