Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake 

75g plain chocolate
200ml milk
225g dark brown sugar
75g butter
2 eggs
½ tsp vanilla essence
125g plain flour
25g cocoa
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Put the chocolate, milk, and 75g of sugar into a saucepan. Heat gently
until chocolate and sugar have melted. Allow to cool.

In a large bowl, beat the remaining 150g sugar with the butter until
pale and creamy.

Gradually beat in the eggs, vanilla, and chocolate milk.

Gently fold in the flour, cocoa, and bicarb, using a figure-of-eight
action to incorporate as much air as possible.

Turn into two greased and lined sandwich tins and bake 180ºC (160ºC fan
oven) for 25 - 35 minutes.

Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely.

Cover with Rich Chocolate Icing (see below). Top with grated chocolate.


Rich Chocolate Icing 

100g butter
175g icing sugar
1 tbsp milk
100g melted chocolate

Beat the butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually mix in
the melted chocolate and milk.  Use to sandwich cakes (using one third)
and smother the rest all over the top and side of cake.

Recipe possibly by Mary Berry - attribution sadly lost at some point.