Simply Woman & Home

BEGIN a Christmas tradition

Festive village chocolate cake

Serves 24Ready 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

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