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Chocolate and Marshmallow Pillow Cake

This Chocolate and Marshmallow Pillow Cake is as light as air, chocolatey and sweet. It's perfect for chocoholics or anyone with a sweet tooth.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian
Keyword: chocolate, marshmallow fluff, marshmallows
Servings: 18 portions
Calories: 357.79kcal

Ingredients

For the marshmallow cream

  • 170 g sugar
  • 125 ml golden syrup
  • 60 ml water
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 large egg whites
  • ¼ tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste

For the cake

  • Chocolate Fudge Cake (click for the recipe)
  • Marshmallow Crème (see above)
  • 6 chocolate digestive biscuits

Instructions

  • For the marshmallow creme
  • Pop your egg whites and cream of tartar into a mixing bowl and whisk until they form soft peaks.
  • Add the sugar, syrup, water and salt into a saucepan and heat. Bring this to the boil until it reaches 240 degrees F/ 120 degrees C.
  • Once the syrup has reached the right temperature, slowly begin to mix it into the egg whites. Do this very slowly initially so that the eggs don’t begin to cook.
  • As you add more of the syrup, turn the whisk up higher. Beat the mixture until it is stiff and glossy. This should take roughly 8 mins. Towards the end of the beating time add in the vanilla paste.
  • It is now ready to use straight away, or can be stored in the fridge for 2 weeks.
  • For the cake
  • Bake the Chocolate Fudge Sponge according to the recipe, substituting the normal circular cake pans for rectangle pans.
  • Spread a thin layer of marshmallow crème over the top of the base layer and place the second layer on top.
  • Leave the marshmallow crème to set for 10mins or so before icing the top of the cake.
  • Spoon the marshmallow crème into a piping bag with a large round nozzle and pipe clouds of the crème on top of the cake.
  • Crush the chocolate digestives in a sandwich bag with a rolling pin before sprinkling on top of the cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 357.79kcal | Carbohydrates: 15.39g | Protein: 0.42g | Fat: 0.09g | Saturated Fat: 0.05g | Sodium: 9.44mg | Potassium: 13.55mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 15.28g | Vitamin A: 0.05IU | Calcium: 0.55mg | Iron: 0.02mg