Chocolate Cake Topping

[Jugglering]

OK, I've had a lovely day off - had to take my last day of annual leave by today - and I've spent most of it in the kitchen (now there's a surprise lol - made a brilliant Irish soda bread, a fabby white farmhouse loaf, some cheese scones and a chocolate cake).

Right, back to the problem - I don't normally make cakes and have no idea what to put on the top of the cake. It was baked in one piece and has risen to about 5" - there is no central filling. I don't like cream and don't want to add too much more sweetness to the cake (which does look rather good hehe). I have some dark chocolate (G&B) and some milk chocolate (Tesco's finest) but I've also got some low fat cream cheese and I was wondering whether it might be a nice idea to melt some of the chocolates and whisk in some cream cheese, then spread that over the top of the cake - what do you think ?

I've also got loads of other interesting stuff - all manner of nuts, dried, fresh and canned fruit, butter and sugars (granulated, caster and muscavado but no icing sugar).

[pastafreak]

You have probably stuffed all that cake down your gob by now..........but I would have just melted the choc and then drizzled it over the top...Oh and i may have punched a few holes in-like with a drizzle cake-so some of the choc would have gone inside...yum

[Jugglering]

LOL - not quite all of the cake has gone, just one tiny weeny slice.... well I had to check for quality control, didn't I ? It was flipping fabulous actually - not bad for a non cake eater hehe....

I didn't think of just pouring chocolate over it.... and as for punching holes - brilliant idea... I will pour them down into the few cracks that appeared because I could not resist checking on how it was doing in the oven yesterday afternoon .....

[pastafreak]

I bake at work almost every day......it is deadly!!!!!!!!.....no matter what I make ,or how many times I have made it......I MUST test......I will have Buddha Belly soon( pasta walks off,muttering:"I must not eat cake,I must not eat cake,I....")

[Jugglering]

J pointlessly offers pastagal a slice of home made chocolate cake with a chocolate and coffee topping (I did as you suggested but added a little rich black coffee......).. phwoar... lol

[msemma]

I'd say make a layer of chocolate icing (melt cocoa powder, some butter/marg in a pan and add the icing sugar) top the cake with this and then grate some of the chocolate over the top.

[Jugglering]

Thanks msemma... but I have no icing sugar doh ......

[pastafreak]

I do the icing sugar thing also....next time,ok Jugglering?? x