Chocolate Red Velvet Cake

𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘬𝘦? 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘵! 𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘱 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺!⁣
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𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬⁣
* 100g butter, softened⁣
* 150g caster sugar⁣
* 2 large eggs⁣
* 3 tbsp cocoa powder, sieved⁣
* 3 tsp red paste food colour⁣
* 250g plain flour⁣
* 150ml milk⁣
* 1 tsp Chocolate Flavo Drops ⁣
* 2 tbsp Low-Cal Chocolate Syrup ⁣
* 2 tbsp Low-Cal Strawberry Syrup ⁣
* 1 tsp bicarb of soda⁣
* 2 tsp cider vinegar⁣
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠⁣
* 75g butter, softened⁣
* 75g cream cheese⁣
* 200g icing sugar, sieved⁣

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𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝⁣
1. Heat the oven to 160°C. Grease and base line two 20cm round sandwich tins.⁣
2. Cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, then add the cocoa powder and the food colour. ⁣
3. Add the flour and milk and beat then add Low-Cal Chocolate Syrup, Strawberry Syrup and Chocolate Flavo Drops. Add the bicarb of soda and the cider vinegar and stir into the cake batter.⁣
4. Divide the mixture between the tins and bake in the oven for about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.⁣
5. To make the icing beat the butter and cream cheese together and then stir in the icing sugar.⁣
6. Take one cake and place on a plate, drizzle on a little Chocolate Syrup and spread evenly, then layer the other half of the cake on top. Spread your icing on top and allow to set.