Chocolate Thank-You cake

Pre-heat the oven to 200c

Grease a cake tin and dust with flour

Firstly cream the fat and sugar, using a whisk or a wooden spoon.

Add in the eggs, vanilla essence and cocoa powder.

Then add the flour. And whisk more. Add anyother ingredients such as cream or milk.

Spread the thick mixture into the dusted tin.

And then cook at 200c until risen and bake by eye. test for readiness by using a skewer.

At this stage the cake needs to be cool. So cool overnight or you can make an ice bath for the tin to rest in.

Put all icing ingredients in a bowl and whisk using an electric mixer. Give or take a few ingredients until the icing reaches perfect consistency.

Palette knife or pipe the cake and finish with chocolate buttons.

Allow to cool in fridge.