Chocolate Cornquake Muvva: the archived recipe

Condensed from the original account by Ayshea & Scott Richmond and kids, published 2006-08-17. The quantities and method are the contributor’s; this is not a new kitchen test.

Ingredients recorded

1000g milk chocolate cake covering

750g cornflakes

A giant paper cake case (the family designed, printed, taped and pleated their own)

The account gives the chocolate in thirds but does not say how the cornflakes were divided between the layers. The whole took the family over 2 hours, about 20 minutes of it pleating the case, and the total cost was £7.50.

Method recorded

Melt the first third of the chocolate cake covering.

Add cornflakes and stir until they are all coated.

Put this first layer into the paper cake case and refrigerate for 10 minutes to set.

Melt more chocolate, add cornflakes and put the second layer on top; refrigerate for another 10 minutes.

Repeat for the third layer and refrigerate for a final 10 minutes.

The original account

Here is a pimp that my whole family enjoyed helping with.

Each photo is named by stage number and the final picture is Chocolate Cornquake Muvva.

We decided on a Chocolate Cornflake Cake as we thought it would be quite easy to make and would not take a lot of time, OH HOW WRONG WE WERE, it took us over 2 hours to make this Monster.

Stage 1

Ingredients:

1000g Milk Chocolate Cake Covering
750g Cornflakes

Total cost £7.50

Three bags of Tesco cornflakes and three bars of chocolate cake covering laid out

Stage 2

We flattened out a paper cake case to see how it was made.

Stage 3

Designed the paper case cake on the Computer, to get the pattern just so!, Printed and cut out.

Design software on a PC monitor showing the confetti pattern drawn for the giant cake case

Stage 4

Stick the paper cake case together using sellotape.

Huge circle of greaseproof paper with a wedge cut out, a tape roll for scale

Stage 5

Paper cake case once it had been cut out and stuck together.

Stage 6

We then pleated the paper cake case, looks simple but this took about 20 minutes just to pleat.

Stage 7

PHEW!! The paper case is now designed, printed, cut out, stuck together and Pleated. WOOHOO!!!

The pleated giant paper cake case beside an ordinary cupcake case for scale

Stage 8

We then melted the first third of the chocolate.

Chunks of broken chocolate melting in a saucepan on the gas hob

Stage 9

Added the Cornflakes to the chocolate and stirred in until all covered.

Cornflakes folded through the melted chocolate in a big pan with a wooden spoon

Stage 10

We put the 1st layer of the chocolate coated Corn Flakes in the paper cake case, and put in the fridge for 10 minutes to set.

Chocolate cornflake mixture heaped on foil inside the giant case, an ordinary one beside it

Stage 11

Melted chocolate, added cornflakes and put the 2nd layer on, put in the fridge for another 10 minutes to set.

Close view of the giant pleated case packed with setting chocolate cornflake mixture

Stage 12

Melted chocolate, etc, and put the 3rd layer on.

The finished cake in its pleated case on a metal stand, dog watching behind

Stage 13

Put in the fridge for another 10 minutes, this is when Repetitive Strain Injury sets in and you start to wonder what you started in the first place.

CORNQUAKE!!!!!

Giant chocolate cornflake cake in an oversized paper case, two normal-sized ones in front for scale

Chocolate Cornquake Muvva

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