Chocolat cake

Ingrediants:

*125g dark chocolate

*3 tbsp of milk

*150g butter (room temp)

*150g caster sugar

*3 eggs

*200g plain flour

*1 tbsp good quality cocoa powder

*1 tbsp baking powder

*1/4 table spoon of bicarbonate of soda

*Betty Crocker chocolate fudge icing was used for this cake

Method

- Preheat the oven to 180 degreesC/ Gas Mark 4 Butter and flour the sides and base of two 20cm cake tins.

-Melt the chocolate with the milk over a saucepan of gently simmering water, set to cool slightly

- Beat the butter until soft then add the caster sugar and eggs (whisk well and fold in the chocolate)

-Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and bicarb of soda and fold in gently to mix

-Separate the mixture into the two cake tins and bake for 25 min

-leave to cool then add the chocolate fudge icing on one of the cake layers and place the other layer on top to create a sandwhich. Add more chocolate fudge icing to the top and sides

-To decorate sift a small amount of cocoa powder on top of the cake and sprinkle mixed nuts