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Chocolate Cake

7oz/175g plain flour

¾ tsp/3x2.5mlsp baking powder

½ tsp2.5mlsp bicarbonate of soda

2oz/50g cocoa powder

5oz/125g butter or margarine

10oz/250g soft brown sugar

2 large eggs

4floz/100ml water

Icing

4oz/100g unsalted butter, softened

3oz/75g icing sugar, sieved

5oz/125g chocolate hazelnut spread

3oz/75g Small chocolate sweets to decorate

 

 

 

1 Preheat oven to 180ºC/350ºF/Gas Mark 4 (fan assisted 170ºC/325ºF. Grease and line 2, 8in/20cm sandwich tins.

 

2 Sieve the flour, baking powder, soda and cocoa together. Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy. Beat in one egg, add 2 spoons of the flour mixture and beat in the second egg. Fold in the remaining flour and water with a metal spoon to form a smooth mixture.

 

3 Spoon into tins, level and bake in the centre of the oven for 20-25 minutes until risen and the sponge springs back when lightly pressed. Cool in tin for 10 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack, remove paper and leave to cool.

 

4 Put the butter, icing sugar and chocolate hazelnut spread into a bowl and mix well. Use half to sandwich the cakes together with a few crushed malteasers and spread remainder over the top of the cake.

 

5 Arrange chocolates on top and serve.

 
   
 

 

 

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