Ingredients
150 gm butter
150 gm castor sugar
150 gm flour
3 eggs
1 Tbsp cocoa
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
For the Icing:
100 gm icing sugar
50 gm butter
50 gm melted chocolate
2 tsp cocoa
Sweets to decorate
Method
Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Gradually beat in eggs. Fold in all the flour except 1 Tbsp.
Divide batter in half.
Fold 1 tbsp flour in 1 half and the cocoa in the other. Place in alternate spoonfuls in a greased and lined 8″ cake tin.
Bake at 180 degrees centigrade for 20-25 minutes. Turn out and cool.
For the Icing:
Beat the ingredients together. Spread over cake.
Decorate and serve.