An indulgent chocolate cake that kids can make for a friend's birthday or as a family treat

• Preparation and cooking time
  • Prep:35 mins
  • Cook:25 mins
• Easy
• Serves 6

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 200g golden caster sugar
• 200g very soft butter
• 200g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3 tbsp cocoa powder
• 100g chocolate drops (milk, plain, white or a mix of all three)

For the icing

• 300g soft butter
• 100g icing sugar
• 400g melted plain chocolate

Method

• STEP 1

  Ask a grown-up to switch the oven on to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. Break the eggs into a small bowl and scoop out any bits of shell, then tip them into a large bowl.

• STEP 2

  Put the sugar and butter in a bowl, then sift over the flour, baking powder and cocoa.

• STEP 3

  Beat everything together using a wooden spoon or electric beaters, then stir in the chocolate drops.

• STEP 4

  Spoon half of the mixture into each tin and smooth the tops.

• STEP 5

  Ask a grown-up to bake the cakes for 20-25 mins or until risen and a skewer comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 5 mins, then turn out onto a rack.

• STEP 6

  Beat the butter and icing sugar, then fold in the chocolate. Spread over the middle, sandwich the cakes together, then dust with icing sugar.