Sinful Devil's Food Cake

Time for a more adult Halloween Treat. This cake is luxurious and chocolatey you should be so naughty and have another slice. I won't tell!

Makes 1 Cake

Cake

Before Frosting

60g Cocoa Powder
100g Dark Brown Sugar
250ml Boiling Water
150g Butter
150g Caster Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 Eggs
250g Plain Flour
½ tsp Baking Powder

½ tsp Bicarbonate of Soda 

Filling
150g White Chocolate
150ml Double Cream

Frosting
200g Dark Chocolate
25g Dark Brown Sugar
150g Butter
Dash of Water

Extra Chocolate to Decorate (Optional)

1. Preheat the oven to 180c/160c fan assisted. Line 2 20cm cake tins with greaseproof paper.

After Frosting

2. In a bowl whisk the cocoa powder, dark brown sugar and the boiling water. Whisk until combined. Leave and continue the rest of the cake in another bowl.

3. Cream the butter and caster sugar together. Then add the vanilla and eggs to the mixture and mix again. Then shift the plain flour, baking powder and bicarbonate into the mixture.

4. The cocoa mixture would have cooled, add this to the cake mixture. Divide between the cake tins. Put in the oven for 25 minutes. Check the cake has baked all the way through.

5. While the cake is in the oven make the filling and frosting:

Filling
For the filling melt the white chocolate on a bain marie, allow the melted white chocolate to cool slightly. Whisk the double cream. Fold the white chocolate into the cream. And leave to cool.

Frosting
Melt the Dark Chocolate and butter in the pan. Add the Sugar and stir. Then take off the heat and add a dash of water. Leave to cool til the frosting thickens up.

6. Assemble the cake by sandwiching the white chocolate cream. Then cover with the frosting. Decorate with optional chocolate (example below). Enjoythis sinful delight.