‘I Can’T Believe You Made That’ Cake

bbc.co.uk

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vegetable oil or oil spray

200g/7oz butter, softened

200g/7oz caster sugar

4 free-range eggs

140g/5oz plain flour

60g/2½oz cocoa powder

pinch salt

2 tsp baking powder

400g/14oz plain, milk, or white chocolate cigarillos (about 75 to 80 in total)

subheading: For the buttercream:

250g/9oz butter, softened

500g/1lb 2oz icing sugar

100g/3½oz good dark chocolate (at least 70 per cent cocoa solids), melted and slightly cooled

subheading: For the decoration:

fresh flowers, for a Christening cake

strawberries or raspberries, for the girls

figs, quartered, for the boys

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