CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER CAKE - HOLLY'S BIRTHDAY

So... being addicted (and that is for sure) to peanut butter, I could only try and lead Holly with a little nudge, to decide that she wanted some sort of peanut butter in her birthday cake... and so the idea of a chocolate and peanut butter cake was born..

OMG - sitting round the kitchen table, Holly, a few of her friends, the in-laws, and another friendly face or two, no-one tucked in quite as much as me.  Knowing that I was due out for a beautiful birthday supper only an hour later, did nothing to quash my thirst for a heavenly mixture of chocolate and peanut butter...

Chocolate cake
110g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
110g butter
110g caster sugar
2 large eggs
2 tbsp cocoa

Peanut butter icing
Pot of philadelphia
250g Icing sugar
Pot of peanut butter

Chocolate frosting
250g dark chocolate
3 tbsp golden syrup
Half pot of peanut butter
100g butter

For the cake, mix it all up together and divide between 2 greaseproof tins, and cook for about 25 -30 mins.. until risen.

For the icing, mix it all up and ice when cake is cold.

For the frosting, melt the ingredients in a bowl over a saucepan of boiling water, and once all melted and mixed.... wait for it to cool a bit and then pour it over....

Voila!  A happy birthday child and an even happier mother, what more could you ask for?....
Especially tasty when swiftly followed by a few delicious cocktails at Tsunami (the place of the Hayes' birthday feasts)