White & Milk Double Chocolate Cake

You Will Need:

For The Sponge

200g unsalted butter

200g caster sugar

180g self raising flour

4 eggs

50g white chocolate, grated

20g cocoa powder

For The Buttercream

75g unsalted butter

125g icing sugar

25g cocoa powder

1-2 tbsp milk (maybe)

for the cake decoration & topping
50g milk chocolate
packet of white chocolate buttons
packet of milk chocolate buttons
*or any other white or milk chocolate treats of your choice*


Then You Need To:

Grease and line 2 sandwich tins and pre heat the oven to 180oC / 160oC fan

Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy
Add the flour and eggs and mix until combined
Then divide the cake batter into two bowls

Add the cocoa powder to one and mix well
Add the grated white chocolate to the other and mix well

Then pour each cake batter into either two pouring jugs or two piping bags
Then pour/pipe each batter alternately into each cake tin into the centre, pouring/piping on top of the dollop of the previous batter dollop

The batter will disperse from the centre and fill the entire tin (you don't have to do this you can just add the two batters to each tin normally and swirl at the end to make a marbled effect)

Bake the sponges for 20-25 minutes until cooked through 

Remove from the oven and allow to cool

Meanwhile make the buttercream by beating the butter until soft and then add the cocoa powder and icing sugar and beat until creamy - you may need to add a little milk (1 tbsp at a time) to make it a nice even and spreadable consistency.


Then melt the chocolate for the topping - place the milk chocolate and half the orange buttons in bowl and either place in the microwave for 30 second intervals until melted (takes about 2 minutes in total) or place over a saucepan of cold water on a low heat and melt.

Now the sponges are cool to the touch, sandwich them together with your buttercream

Then spread the melted chocolate over the top sponge

Then decorate with your white and milk chocolate decorations - I am using buttons because my children (and OH) likes them!

And thats it, a double chocolate cake with a lovely marbled white and milk chocolate effect and flavour.