11/10/2026
I bake cakes from scratch all the time⌠but does a spectacular cake REALLY have to start from scratch? đ
I was challenged by Food Thoughts UK to take their new Beautiful Chocolate Cake Mix and Velvety Chocolate Flavour Frosting and turn them into something completely my own⌠so obviously I had to go for Chocolate Orange đđŤ
The cake mix only needs oil + water, giving you a really easy, reliable starting point, and then you get to have all the fun with the flavours, fillings and decoration.
I added orange zest and extract to the chocolate sponge, made a fresh orange curd & orange sugar syrup, transformed the chocolate frosting with even more orange, then finished everything with a chocolate orange ganache, Terryâs Chocolate Orange segments, dried orange slices & a sprinkle of orange zest.
And honestly⌠I think this is what I love about the idea behind the new range. You donât have to make every single element from scratch to make something youâre really proud of. â¤ď¸đ° And no one will believe you when you tell them this all started from a cake box mix!
Whether youâre a confident baker looking for a reliable starting point, or youâre just getting into baking and want a little helping hand, the idea is the same: spectacular cake anyone can make. â¨
So what do you think of the finished cake, will you be giving this new range a go and what cake can can you envision making? And who would like me to drop a full step by step recipe for this cake?
Food Thoughtsâ new Cake Mixes & Frostings are available at Sainsburyâs now! And theyâre currently on offer for just ÂŁ3.50 until 13th October.
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