Mat Follas' heart-shaped Valentine's cake recipe

• 100 g (3.5oz) butter, softened
• 100 g (3.5oz) caster sugar
• 4 medium eggs
• 80 g (2.8oz) self raising flour
• 30 g (1.1oz) cocoa powder
• 50 g (1.8oz) butter
• 50 g (1.8oz) 72% cooking Chocolate
• 20 g (0.7oz) cocoa powder
• 250 g (8.8oz) icing sugar

1. Cake: mix the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
2. Mix the eggs together in a separate bowl, then slowly add to the butter mixture.
3. If the mixture starts to curdle, add a tbsp flour.
4. Fold in the rest of the flour and 30g cocoa powder until it has an even consistency.
5. If the mixture wont drop off the spoon, its too thick, so add a little warm water.
6. Pour the mixture into a heart shaped baking tin.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4 for 40 minutes.
8. To test whether the cake is cooked, probe it in the middle with a skewer, if the skewer comes out clean, its cooked.
9. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack.
10. For the icing: melt the butter and chocolate together on a low heat, add cocoa and then mix in the icing sugar with a fork, adding warm water until it has a thick consistency.
11. Wait until the cake is cool before icing it.

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Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/26875/heartshaped-valentines-cake-recipe (may not work)