Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake.

Special equipment: 2 (each 8-inch diameter) layer tins with removable bases, buttered.

Makes about 8 slices.

Ingredients

Cake

• 200g plain flour
• 200g caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 40g best-quality cocoa
• 175g soft unsalted butter
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons real vanilla extract
• 150ml sour cream

Frosting

• 75g unsalted butter
• 175g best quality dark chocolate, broken into small pieces
• 300g icing sugar
• 1 tablespoon golden syrup (or light corn syrup)
• 125ml sour cream
• 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
• sugar flowers, optional
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