Chocolate Cake

Very easy to make, chocolate cake.

YOU NEED:
125 g (4 oz) butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup icing sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 t vanilla essence
1/4 cup of blueberry jam
1 1/4 cup self raising flour
1 t bicarbonate of soda
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup milk

Chocolate Butter Cream Filling and Icing
200 g dark chocolate, chopped
100 g butter
3/4 icing sugar
8 t cream

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line a 20cm round baking tin.
2. Sift all of the dry ingredients. Set aside.
3. Beat butter and the sugars till light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs gradually. Beat well after each addition.
5. Add vanilla essence and jam. Beat till well combined.
6. Fold in sifted flour, alternating with milk, start and end with flour.
7. Pour mixture in the baking tin. Bake for 45 min.
8. Let cake stand in tin for 15 before turning it on wire rack to cool.
9. Layer and decorate with chocolate butter cream.

To Make Chocolate Butter Cream Filling and Icing
1. Put all ingredients in a pan.
2. Heat till mixture is smooth and glossy.
3. Remove from heat. Spread on cake.