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By BBC Good Food
Chocolate owl cake
Instructions
Prep:1hCook:1h
A fun chocolate birthday cake decorated with buttons, biscuits and marzipan - bound to be a hit with young children
Updated at: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:55:50 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
62
Moderate
Glycemic Load
36
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories518.2 kcal (26%)
Total Fat30.5 g (44%)
Carbs58.4 g (22%)
Sugars44.8 g (50%)
Protein5 g (10%)
Sodium96 mg (5%)
Fiber1 g (4%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
25 servings
![325g butter](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764614/graph/fooddb/dc62ec09ec93bf4710f1c4fbba9020cf.jpg)
325gbutter
![325g plain chocolate](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764803/graph/fooddb/06640d23f18622fd37de5f30cf891f78.jpg)
325gplain chocolate
![2 tsp vanilla extract](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764596/graph/fooddb/e17ca99279ef46921f34ac8b0884134f.jpg)
2 tspvanilla extract
![325g plain flour](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550763188/graph/fooddb/f9fbc23db97a0b2cbd8e99dff7f851f1.jpg)
325gplain flour
![1 tsp baking powder](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764996/graph/fooddb/acdc454453584ad10b4b0e2cd409e4a8.jpg)
1 tspbaking powder
![1 tsp bicarbonate of soda](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550763062/graph/fooddb/ff39c4384e56bd61b9676a090d255b2c.jpg)
1 tspbicarbonate of soda
![450g light soft brown sugar](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1568110591/custom_upload/bc85b3c50906ea964765e331c05fe5a3.jpg)
450glight soft brown sugar
![5 large eggs](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550765018/graph/fooddb/fa43dd85a5a5b36d90db62044e58e857.jpg)
5eggs
large
![300ml soured cream](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764913/graph/fooddb/72b4ec531003d56a8800d508eebe5587.jpg)
300mlsoured cream
![250g butter](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764614/graph/fooddb/dc62ec09ec93bf4710f1c4fbba9020cf.jpg)
250gbutter
![350g icing sugar sieved](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764474/graph/fooddb/8ab54da1c6a383089a141abae748db2d.jpg)
350gicing sugar
sieved
![50g cocoa sieved](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550765032/graph/fooddb/a844eccc4743c022c375d890d1aa1555.jpg)
50gcocoa
sieved
![2 tbsp milk](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764818/graph/fooddb/48b648475f551475af2148db6c709031.jpg)
2 Tbspmilk
![8 giant white chocolate buttons](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1563975237/custom_upload/6a304288b422ddb943fb1c883c9a46c1.jpg)
8white chocolate buttons
giant
![2 packs milk chocolate buttons](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1578559306/custom_upload/374b1432aa94c6f398dbcdad87ee61bd.jpg)
2 packsmilk chocolate buttons
![2 chocolate Flake bars](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1578558795/custom_upload/163450db7bc945cc2ab725384010bf23.jpg)
2chocolate flake bars
![60g yellow marzipan](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1584100945/custom_upload/35cd83ef0423f818094e8158678570a1.jpg)
60gyellow marzipan
![125g pack chocolate finger biscuit](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1578559316/custom_upload/218d7f62ccb291c49defb7d8e76c4b69.jpg)
125gchocolate finger biscuit
![candles (optional)](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1552312274/custom_upload/e12d7e3a79ee25abecb72921b384e8d8.jpg)
candles
optional
![writing icing (optional)](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1584100951/custom_upload/9d478b1b09a0265e1bac2eb3cf1c973c.jpg)
writing icing
optional
Instructions
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Delicious
Easy
Go-to
Kid-friendly
Special occasion