Black Velvet Cake

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subheading: For cake:

1.5 cups brown sugar (firmly packed)

1 ¾ cups cake flour

1 cup black cocoa*

2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 eggs, at room temperature

1 cup buttermilk

1 cup hot water or coffee

½ cup neutral flavoured oil (grapeseed, rice bran)

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

100g/3.5ozs. finely chopped dark chocolate

subheading: For frosting:

375g/13.3ozs. butter, room temperature

190g/6.7ozs. caster sugar

115ml/4flozs. water, room temperature (test on wrist)

¾ cup black cocoa

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

subheading: To decorate:

6 black cherries

6 blackberries

Purple and gold sprinkles

note: Black cocoa is a specific product that is available online eg Amazon and from specialty stores. I bought mine from Southern Cross Supplies in Marrickville (they've now moved to Lidcombe) but it came in an enormous bag. This recipe will of course work with regular cocoa but it won't achieve that inky black shade.

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