Swimming Pigs Kit Kat Chocolate Cake

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It’s literally gone viral, So I decided to get the recipes and make one for the family..I made it and it was fun.I absolutely love the scandalous pig bums poking up above the chocolate swimming pool lol. 

I made the pigs using fondant icing mixed with a drop of red food coloring and water. they came out just great ! easy cake to make and very effective...

I used a chocolate cake with chocolate butter cream, then put the chocolate bars on, then poured ganache on and added my sculpted pigs. Worked great. What a cute idea. So cute. I  also did this for a friend who requested this cake. Kudos for this original idea.

Here is the recipe

You will need

• A 20cm sponge cake
• 2x 200 g milk chocolate bars
• 250ml of cream
• Filling of choice for your pie. Layer of jam/ tinned cherries or such, and a layer of creme patisserie , cream or butter icing
• 3x five packet kitkats
• 1 packet of light pink marzipan. ( I'm thinking you'll have to use almond paste and food coloring for this or maybe get creative with some pink marshmallows? )
• Big knife
• Tooth pick or skewer
• Ribbon
• Flat plate or board to put your cake on

Instructions

• Start by making your pigs. Do your own thing as there are no instructions for this.
• Put your cream in a pan over low heat
• Keep stirring until it just starts to boil. In between break the chocolate bars in pieces.
• When the cream is almost boiling take it from the heat and gradually add chocolate. Keep stirring until you have a nice smooth mass and then leave to cool stirring every now and again.
• Cut your sponge in half and put your fillings of choice in.
• Put your cake , at this stage, on a lazy Susan or something else easy enough to rotate . The sides are going to be covered with your chocolate and you don't want your serving plate/board to get messy.
• Break your kitkats in two and have them ready.
• If your chocolate sauce has cooled at thickened to a custard consistency you can start smearing it on the sides of your cake. Use a spatula or the back if a knife to do this. Once you've smeared it all around you can stick your kit kats on. This can be a bit tricky so place them on a slight angle against the cake. When you have gone right around quickly tie your ribbon around the cake. This will pull the kit kats up straight against your cake.
• When the left over chocolate sauce is only just fluid pour it over the top of the cake. MAKE SURE IT IS NOT TOO THIN WHEN YOU DO THIS OR IT WILL SEEP BETWEEN THE KITKATS.
• Before it totally sets place your little piggies on the chocolate
• Place in the fridge to set.

After an hour or so you can place the cake gently on your serving plate.   Enjoy............

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