Chocolate Macaron Cake Pop Gateau

This is a lovely, flavoursome chocolate cake suitable for any celebration or as a dessert.

Ingredients

800 g chocolate sponge

200 ml Chocolate crème liquor
1000 g vanilla buttercream
300 g almond macaroons
600 g dark chocolate shavings
Cocoa powder

Method

Cut the 30 cm round chocolate sponge in three layer and place the bottom layer on a cake tray. Sprinkle chocolate crème liquor on each layer. Spread vanilla buttercream evenly on bottom sponge layer with macaroon on top. Place another layer infused sponge on top and spread buttercream evenly on the second sponge layer with macaroon on top. Place the last infused layer of sponge on top and cover the Gateaux in buttercream. Wrap the side with dark chocolate shavings and divide the cake 14-16 pieces. Pipe a rosette on each slice and place a macaron pop cake on each slice.

Note: For a stronger chocolate flavour, add Chocolate crème liquor to the buttercream.