Fake Bakes archive note — September 2026: This recipe was created in 2022 using Morrisons products and prices available at the time. Retailer ranges, pack sizes, promotions and prices change, so the shopping list below is a historical snapshot rather than a current stock or price guide. Check current product labels for ingredients and allergens before buying or serving anything. Browse the Fake Bakes hub for the series.
Allergen note: This cake contains hazelnut/tree-nut ingredients and is not suitable for anyone avoiding those allergens. Check every current packaged product for its own allergen and cross-contact warnings.
Nutella is one of the world's best-known chocolate-hazelnut spreads and has inspired plenty of cake flavours too.
When people started raving about a Morrisons hazelnut white chocolate spread, I knew I had to get my hands on it. The only thing I wanted to pair with that spread were Happy Hippos. It was a non-negotiable.
Kinder products were hard to track down in the lead-up to Easter during the original 2022 shop, but I managed to score my £10 Fake Bake haul from Morrisons, including Happy Hippos, Knoppers hazelnut wafers and that hazelnut white chocolate spread jar.
The spread was absurdly moreish, and this became one of my favourite Fake Bakes from the run.
Fake Bake Recipe - Kinder Happy Hippo Cake
@angesdesucre £10 fake bake - #kinder #happyhippo cake with Morrisons Bueno-style hazelnut spread. #fyp #easterbaking #knoppers #cakes ♬ I'M FEELING LUCKY - Ellen Once Again
Ingredients
2x Ready-made Round Coconut Sponge Cakes (5" or 6" size)
1 tub (400g) of ready-made Chocolate flavour frosting
1 jar of Hazelnut White Chocolate spread
Mini chocolate chip muffins
Knoppers hazelnut chocolate wafers
Kinder Happy Hippos
Method
1. Prepare the cake decorating station with a cake turntable, angled palette knife, cake scraper, a cake board, a tablespoon, a piping bag fitted with a small star nozzle, a knife and a spatula.
2. Decant the frosting into a bowl and whip or stir to loosen and lighten it. Unbox the cakes. Smear a dollop of frosting in the middle of the cake board on the turntable, place one layer cake on the board, scrape off the coconut topping carefully and pipe frosting around the edge before filling the centre with hazelnut white chocolate spread.
3. Stack the second layer cake on top.
4. Scrape off the coconut topping from the top of the stacked cake. Pipe frosting around the cake, smooth the sides and top, then chill to set.
5. Core two mini chocolate-chip muffins, fill with hazelnut white chocolate spread and replace the tops.
6. Warm the hazelnut white chocolate spread gently in a water bath/double boiler/bain-marie. Pour a tablespoon of warm spread along the sides of the cake and use the back of the spoon to push drips gently over the edge.
7. Chop some Knoppers hazelnut wafers into triangular shapes and another wafer into small pieces. Press wafer crumble around the base. Fit a piping bag with a small star nozzle and fill with the remaining frosting. Pipe swirls over the top of the cake and muffins.
8. Finish decorating with wafer crumble, wafer triangles and Happy Hippos.
What. A. Banger.
The hazelnut white chocolate spread was the star of this particular 2022 supermarket shop. Whether the same product is still stocked or formulated the same way today needs checking in store.
If this seems like a lot of faff, or if you want a current luxury birthday cake delivered across our service area, have a look at our Kinder vs Nutella Cake.
Lots of love,
Reshmi xoxo
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