Josie'S 18Th Birthday Cake

• 3 rounded tablespoons cocoa powder
• 200g caster sugar
• 200g butter
• 3 large eggs
• 200g self raising flower
• 1 rounded tablespoon baking powder
• 1 handful flaked almonds
• 200g double cream
• 2 large handfulls raspberries
• Topping:
• 100g butter
• 100g chocolate
• 100g icing sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk

1. Pre-heat oven to 180C
2. Line 2 x 8" tins with greased grease proof paper.
3. Mix cocoa powder with 4 tablespoons of boiling water.
4. Cream butter and sugar
5. Add eggs, cocoa mix, flour & baking powder.
6. Fold in the nuts.
7. Share between the two tins.
8. Bake for 24 minutes.
9. Topping:
10. Melt ingredients in microwave, mix well. Allow to cool.
11. Whip cream to stiff peaks.
12. Spread cream onto one sponge.
13. Sprinkle with rasp's.
14. Sandwich and smooth out edges.
15. Pour topping over allowing edges to drizzle down.
16. Leave to set before eating.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/josies-18th-birthday-cake-52311811 (may not work)