What's not to love about these crispy chocolate cornflake cakes? The perfect sweet treat for birthday parties and bake sales and best of all take only 10 minutes to make. These no-bake chocolate cornflake cakes are a great way of getting kids involved in the kitchen too!
Put the broken up chocolate, butter and syrup into a microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave in 30 second bursts, stirring in between. You will find that the residual heat whilst stirring, will often melt the last remaining chunks of chocolate, without the risk of you over cooking it.
40 g Butter, 100 g Dark Chocolate, 100 g Milk Chocolate, 3 tablespoon Golden Syrup
Place the nutella in a small microwaveable bowl and microwave until melted (do this in short bursts - I suggest 10 seconds, stirring in between).
2 tablespoon Nutella
Pour the melted chocolate mixture and melted Nutella onto the cornflakes and stir to combine. Don't worry if not every cornflake is uniformly coated, I prefer the rustic look and I think it adds to their charm.
Divide the chocolate cornflake mix between 12 paper cases (placed in a 12 hole fairy cake tin) then press down slightly with a spoon, making a small indent in the middle of the cakes for the mini eggs.
Put 2 mini eggs on each cake and place in the fridge to set for 1 hour.
24 Mini Eggs
Notes
Variations:
Make a white chocolate and peanut butter version, swapping the milk and dark chocolate for white chocolate, and the Nutella for peanut butter.
You don’t have to top the cornflake cakes with mini eggs, they are just my preference. Smarties, Galaxy mini eggs or M&M’s would all work well and bring lots of colour to the cakes.
Make this vegan by replacing the butter with dairy-free spread and using dairy-free chocolate.
Make-ahead: The cornflake cakes can be made up to 5 days ahead. Store in a tightly sealed container in the fridge until needed.Nutrition: The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.