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This chocolate smash cake is really fun and perfect for a birthday party – whether it’s for kids or grown-ups, it’ll be an instant hit! 150g Lotus Biscoff Spread (you can buy this in Sainsbury’s) or use 5g butter with 1tsp vanilla extract and a pinch of cinnamon or peanut butter Heat the oven to 150C fan, gas 3½.
A smash cake is a small cake about 4 inches in diameter that is just for baby to enjoy with his or her hands to celebrate a first birthday. Smash cakes actually have a long history and date all the way back to the Ancient Egyptians.
I frosted the chocolate smash cake with a simple cream cheese frosting. You could use chocolate frosting or chocolate ganache if you prefer. Two years later, I also made a smash cake for my second grandson’s first birthday. They have such fun sprinkles available online now, so it’s easy to make a simple cake look fun and festive.
An ordinary vanilla sponge cake is ideal for baby’s smash cake. It’s light and fluffy enough to crumble in baby’s hands. Most pediatricians say chocolate is okay when children turn 1 in moderation, and first birthdays are special. If you have your heart set on a chocolate smash cake recipe, give it a go.
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