This pretty piñata cake is fantastic for a birthday or a special occasion. It's filled with jelly beans for a burst of colour when the cake is cut into, but you can use whatever sweets you like.

We decorated our Eggstravganza pinata with colourful rainbows, Easter bunny and a Happy Easter greeting. Provide a sturdy hammer or mallet for breaking open the piñata.

Warning: this is a big cake! It’s made of four separate chocolate sponge cakes. Make each sponge cake one at a time with 4 large eggs, 225g unsalted butter, 225g caster sugar, 175g plain flour ...