Coles Mud Cake Hack: Double-Layer Cake with Nutella Drip
This easy Coles mud cake hack turns two shop-bought white chocolate mud cakes into a double-layer birthday cake with vanilla frosting, a Nutella drip and your favourite lollies. There’s no baking involved, just stacking, icing and decorating!
I love to make my own Cakes, but as a Busy Mum of 3 Monkeys, I have very limited time for fancy, time-consuming Baking and Decorating. And all too often, when I try to take a shortcut and use a Packet cake mix, the result is quite dry.
For amazing but easy Cakes, I’m so thankful for this Cake Hack! You know, the mud cakes from Coles that you jazz up and turn into a Cake that looks like you put in a lot more time and effort than you actually did?
When I first attempted this Cake Hack, Baby Paige was only 6 months old, and right in the midst of these early baby days I had 3 Birthdays in 3 weeks. I needed a way to Create Wonderful Memories without adding too much to my plate.
I figured I would give it a go!
What you’ll need
- 2 white chocolate mud cakes
- Vanilla frosting. I used Betty Crocker Vanilla Frosting.
- Nutella for the drip topping
- Your favourite lollies and chocolates. I used Maltesers, M&Ms, large lollipops and wafer sticks.
- A serving plate, icing spatula or knife, a spoon and a microwave-safe bowl
- Optional: a handmade number topper
The amount of frosting, Nutella and decorations you’ll need depends on the size of your cakes and how generously you decorate them.
How to stack and frost the mud cakes
- Remove all the paper wrapping from both cakes.
- Place one cake on your serving plate and spread a layer of vanilla frosting over the top.
- Turn the second cake upside down and place it on top. This gives you a flatter surface to decorate.
- Cover the top and sides with frosting, smoothing it with your spatula or knife.
No baking, no waiting for a cake to cool, and very little washing-up! It doesn’t get much better than a cake hack like this.
How to add the Nutella drip
Next it was time for the Icing. We are Huge Nutella fans in this house, our kids love Chocolate Spoons at their parties, and I thought why not?!
To make the Nutella easier to spread, spoon a small amount into a microwave-safe bowl and warm it gently in short bursts, stirring between each one. Don’t microwave the jar. You want it just loose enough to drip, not hot enough to melt the frosting.
Test a small drip at the edge of the cake first. If it runs straight to the bottom, let the Nutella cool a little before trying again. Once you’re happy with the consistency, spoon it around the edge to make the drips, then spread some over the top.
Decorating with lollies and chocolates
Then I added some colourful decorations. To cover the bottom edges I added Maltesers. For the top I added some Large Lollipops, more Maltesers, M&M's and Wafer Sticks.
Personalising is my favourite part
When it comes to a Special Occasion, I Love being able to make my friends and loved ones feel really Amazing by making the day All About Them. That’s why I add something Special to the cake, and why I am so Proud to be able to provide Personalised Party Supplies. It’s just that Extra Touch that makes everyone happy!
My Cake Hack was no different. I needed that personal touch! For this one, I cut out the Number '10' from Green Card and added it to some Wooden Skewers. Voila! A Quick Delicious Cake fit for the 10 year old Birthday Boy!
My son was Pretty Amazed on the day and I was super proud of how quick this Cake Hack was to make. And most importantly, it tasted Delicious!
This was another Mud Cake Hack that I made for my Partner's Birthday with Ferrero Rochers, Maltesers, Musk Sticks and Wafer Sticks.
Remove the wooden skewers and any other non-edible decorations before cutting and serving.
More easy birthday cake ideas
For a different way to decorate a shop-bought cake, try my Kit Kat lolly cake hack. The chocolate bars make a border around the cake, ready to fill with your favourite lollies.
With this Cake Hack, any Special Occasion would be Beautiful and Memorable. Check out our other No-Bake Cake Hacks, here. Our 3-Ingredient Ice Cream Cake hack is very popular with my kids and a must try for busy mums.
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