Irish Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 ounces self-raising flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 ounces dark chocolate
• 4 ounces butter
• 6 ounces powdered sugar
• 3 ounces cooked mashed potatoes
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 4 ounces dark chocolate
• 4 fluid ounces double cream
• 2 ounces icing sugar
• 3 tablespoons irish cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f (gas mark 5), and grease and line two 8" cake pans.
• 2 sift flour and salt into a mixing bowl.
• 3 melt chocolate in a bowl placed over a saucepan of hot water.
• 4 in a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy, then beat in the chocolate and mashed potato.
• 5 gradually beat in the eggs, adding a little flour with each addition.
• 6 fold in the rest of the flour and stir in the milk.
• 7 divide mixture evenly between the cake pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until top is firm but springy to the touch.
• 8 remove from oven and after a few minutes, turn out on a cooling rack.
• 9 while the cake is cooling, melt the chocolate for the filling as before.
• 10 stir in the other ingredients and mix well.
• 11 use the filling to sandwich the sponge layers together and coat the top and sides of the cake.