Festive village chocolate cake
Serves 24 • Ready in 2hrs, plus cooling
For the chocolate biscuits: (makes around 20)
225g plain flour
75g cocoa powder
150g caster sugar
150g unsalted butter, cold, cut into chunks
1 egg
Dash of milk if necessary
White writing icing, to decorate
For the chocolate fudge cake:
225g dark chocolate, broken into squares
300g unsalted butter, softened
300g light brown soft sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
45g cocoa powder
200g self-raising flour
100g ground almonds
5 eggs
100ml milk
For the icing:
200g unsalted