Urgent chocolate crispy cakes question

[eieio]

Do i need to add any butter to the melted chocolate mixture?

I am more of a sponge person....don't make these that often. My daughter is waiting to make them!

[shirlthegirl43]

I don't usually but if you are doing cornflake ones it might help the chocolate spread out a little more. I usually do rice krispy ones with raisins and mini marshmallows in them.....

Hmm, wish I had a working car to go get some choccy to make some now

[rustylady]

Usually melt the chocolate with a little butter and golden syrup and then stir in the cereal and leave to set.

[Nicos]

I just melt Cadburys chocolate in a bowl and fold in cornflakes- and stick a mini egg on the top before they set.
Simples!

[di]

I add a bit of butter and syrup too...mainly because I can do it directly in the saucepan without it buring and not have to faff about with a bowl over steam

[Alison]

Defo add butter and syrup, makes them much easier to eat and gives them that nice chewy texture

[eieio]

Thanks for your replies. Just made a successful batch as this morning we overheated the chocolate and was a disaster but the batch we made 30 mins ago was a complete success.

[ohbeary]

Defo add butter and syrup, makes them much easier to eat and gives them that nice chewy texture

yup!, makes em nice, the butter setting at a lower temp than cocoa butter will improve the eating quality, not so sure about adding syrup apart from when using choccy for an icing,

[murphy99]

I am making some today for my neice and will be trying melted mars bars

[smallfrog]

Murphy. Your only up the road from me!! Normally everyone on here is miles away. Goodluck with the Mars Bar cakes they'll be yummy!!

[murphy99]

Hello smallfrog, nice to meet a local

I am not a true local though, originally from up north(Newcastle area) so this is way far south for me I had to look up your location as I don't know the area well !

The crispy cakes are heading up north this weekend... 4th birthday party and I am making the cakes. So far I have malteeser cake, custard cake and cola cake ... definitely a theme running through

[smallfrog]

Was the cola cake the james martin one?? If it is make the sauce as well its lovely.

A Jordie!! Love newastle friend was up there at uni so have had a few nights out on the town. In fact spent my hen night on the boat before it closed down :O(.

Have a good bank hoilday and party.

[murphy99]

yes it is , I love James Martin recipes .

Oh dear , lets not talk about the boat.... those were the days

Have a good weekend too, sadly it looks like rain

[atd87]

Best way (in my family and friends opinions) to make chocolate crispy cakes is equal amounts of cocoa powder, golden syrup, butter and granulated sugar (1oz/25g is a standard batch but can measure the golden syrup by changing to a large spoon instead). Gives them a lovey soft but still set texture that is nice an chewy.