125g of dark chocolate
220g of butter, plus extra for greasing
4 eggs, beaten
1 tsp of vanilla extract
200g of gluten-free flour
100g of ground almonds
2 tsp of gluten-free baking powder
500g of icing sugar
250g of butter
125g of milk chocolate
1 tbsp of vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 160℃ and grease 2 20cm diameter cake tins and line with baking parchment
Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Slowly add the eggs one at a time, and the vanilla essence, mixing it well
Melt the chocolate and add to the batter
Divide the batter between the 2 prepared cake tins and bake for 30-35 mins, until the sponge springs back when lightly touched in the center
Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tins for 10 mins. Then turn out onto a wire to cool fully
Whilst the cake in is the oven and cooling you can make the butter cream. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and whisk until creamy
You can put the butter cream in the middle, round the sides and on the top as you wish