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    Home » Recipes » Cakes & Cupcakes » Christmas Chocolate Ripple Cake Wreath | Caramel & Nutella

    Christmas Chocolate Ripple Cake Wreath | Caramel & Nutella

    Published: Nov 27, 2017 · Modified: Oct 14, 2019 by Lucy · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    This Christmas Chocolate Ripple Cake Wreath is the perfect showstopper dessert! Topped with caramel sauce, Nutella, Malteser reindeers and silver baubles... it makes a great table centrepiece!

    A round cake on a plate, drizzled with chocolate and caramel sauce, and decorated with chocolate reindeer and silver baubles

    You can't get a more classic 'Aussie' Christmas dessert than a choc ripple cake. Simple, no-bake.. and totally delish.

    A close up of a chocolate cake drizzled with chocolate and caramel sauce and decorated with chocolate reindeer, Santa\'s and silver baubles

    Do you remember growing up eating the classic choc ripple log sprinkled with crushed peppermint crisp bars?? Yep, me too!!! Well this is kind of like that... but with the 'wow' factor taken up a few notches (a LOT of notches actually!!).

    A cake decorated with chocolate reindeer, Santa\'s and silver baubles, in front of Christmas decorations

    This Christmas Chocolate Ripple Cake Wreath is as Christmassy as it gets! PLUS, it's going to look AMAZING in the middle of your Christmas table.

    A close up of a cut piece of cake topped with a chocolate reindeer and silver baubles, on a black and gold plate

    If you've made a choc ripple cake before, I don't need to tell you how simple it is. And this Christmas Chocolate Ripple Cake Wreath version is just as easy... I promise!

    A serve of chocolate cake topped with a chocolate reindeer and silver baubles, with a forkful on a plate

    I used Malteser reindeers to decorate (they're my favourite Christmas chocolates by far!), plus caramel sauce, Nutella and edible silver balls. YUM! But feel free to go crazy and use any of your favourite chocolates and lollies to decorate (also feel free to nibble on the decorations as you go... just sayin').

    Enjoy this fun and Christmassy take on a family favourite dessert... it's soooo worth it!

     

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    This Christmas Chocolate Ripple Cake Wreath is the perfect showstopper dessert! Topped with caramel sauce, Nutella, Malteser reindeers and silver baubles... it makes a great table centrepiec

    Christmas Chocolate Ripple Cake Wreath

    This Christmas Chocolate Ripple Cake Wreath is the perfect showstopper dessert! Topped with caramel sauce, Nutella, Malteser reindeers and silver baubles... it makes a great table centrepiece!?
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Christmas
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Chilling time: 6 hours
    Total Time: 6 hours 15 minutes
    Servings: 16 serves
    Calories: 421kcal
    Author: Lucy - Bake Play Smile

    Ingredients

    • 1200 ml thickened cream
    • 3 tsp vanilla extract
    • 3 tbs caster sugar
    • 500 g Arnotts Chocolate Ripple biscuits or any plain chocolate biscuit
    • caramel sauce to decorate
    • Nutella to decorate
    • Malteser reindeers to decorate
    • silver edible balls to decorate

    Instructions

    Conventional Method

    • Place the cream, vanilla extract and caster sugar into a bowl. Beat with hand-held beaters or a stand mixer until soft peaks form. This will take quite a while due to the volume of cream - if you prefer, you can whip the cream in 2 seperate batches. 
    • Spread some of the whipped cream in a large circle along the outside edge of your serving plate. 
    • Hold one chocolate ripple biscuit in your hand. Spread a teaspoon of whipped cream onto the flat edge and place another chocolate ripple biscuit on top. Repeat until you have a stack of 3 biscuits in your hand. 
    • Stand the stack upright onto the cream on the serving plate. Repeat with another 3 biscuits and then join that stack to the serving platter to begin to form one circular 'wreath'. 
    • Repeat until all of the biscuits have been used.
    • Use the remaining whipped cream to spread over the entire outside of the wreath (you may have some leftover). 
    • Decorate by drizzling caramel sauce and Nutella (see note) over the top of the wreath. Add the Malteser reindeers (pressing in firmly enough to stay put!). Sprinkle over the edible silver balls. 
    • For best results, place in the fridge overnight to allow the biscuits to soften. 

    Thermomix Method

    • Place the cream, vanilla extract and caster sugar into a clean and dry Thermomix bowl. Whip on Speed 3.5 until soft peaks form (this will take quite a while due to the volume of cream - I recommend doing this in 2 batches). 
    • Spread some of the whipped cream in a large circle along the outside edge of your serving plate. 
    • Hold one chocolate ripple biscuit in your hand. Spread a teaspoon of whipped cream onto the flat edge and place another chocolate ripple biscuit on top.
    • Repeat until you have a stack of 3 biscuits in your hand. Stand the stack upright onto the cream on the serving plate.
    • Repeat with another 3 biscuits and then join that stack to the serving platter to begin to form one circular 'wreath'. Repeat until all of the biscuits have been used.
    • Use the remaining whipped cream to spread over the entire outside of the wreath (you may have some leftover). 
    • Decorate by drizzling caramel sauce and Nutella (see note) over the top of the wreath.
    • Add the Malteser reindeers (pressing in firmly enough to stay put!).  
    • Sprinkle over the edible silver balls. For best results, place in the fridge overnight to allow the biscuits to soften.

    Notes

    I used Arnotts choc ripple biscuits for this recipe. If you can't find them, you can substitute for any plain chocolate biscuit. 
    You may need to heat the Nutella slightly in the microwave so that it's easier to drizzle over the top. 
    Silver edible balls can be bought in the baking section of any major supermarket. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 123mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 1110IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1.1mg
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    1. Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid

      November 28, 2017 at 7:20 am

      This looks amaze - you have totally outdone yourself this Christmas! What a showstopper!

      Reply
      • Lucy Mathieson

        November 29, 2017 at 4:39 am

        Thank you Sam!! xx

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