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Luxury Chocolate Cake

Cake:

200g dark chocolate,

200g butter,

1T instant coffee,

85g self-raising flour,

85g plain flour,

1/4t bicarbonate of soda,

200g light Muscovado sugar,

200g golden castor sugar, 2

5g cocoa powder.

3 eggs,

75ml milk (or buttermilk)

Break chocolate & melt into butter | Mix coffee in125ml cold water & pour into pan | Warm over low heat until melted | Mix both flours, bicarbonate of soda & sugar into big bowl | Beat eggs in separate bowl & stir in buttermilk | Mix everything together | Bake at 160 for 1 1/2 hours, leave to cool in tin

Icing:

200g chocolate,

284ml double cream,

2T golden castor sugar.

Melt chocolate & mix everything together