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From the 1970s divider · Lunchbox years

Chocolate Crispy Cakes

Cornflakes, melted chocolate and golden syrup spooned into paper cases. No oven, and nobody too small to help.

  • Prep15 mins
  • Cook5 mins
  • Serves12
  • DifficultyEasy
Chocolate Crispy Cakes
Another chocolate crispy cakes
1970s

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From the tin

Chocolate crispy cakes need no oven and no weighing scales precise enough to worry about, so they were the first thing many children were allowed to make on their own. In the 1970s they turned up at every birthday party and school fete, and a mini chocolate egg on top made them the Easter bake of choice.

Chocolate Crispy CakesServes 12 · 1970s

You'll need

Method

  1. Put 12 paper cases in a bun tin.
  2. Melt the chocolate, butter and golden syrup together in a bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, stirring until smooth.
  3. Take off the heat and gently stir in the cornflakes until they are all coated.
  4. Spoon into the paper cases and press a few mini eggs or sprinkles on top.
  5. Chill for an hour until set.

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