Beat the eggs with sugar into a light, fluffy mixture – ideally with a mixer. Add the vanilla extract and mix well. Combine the flour with baking powder and bicarbonate of soda. Add the flour ...

Line a 10 inch cake tin with parchment paper. Place the sugar, chocolate, butter and water in a saucepan and cook gently until the chocolate and butter have melted. Cool Whisk in the buttermilk ...

Grease two 20cm/8in cake tins and line the bases with baking paper. Sift together the flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt. In a jug, whisk together the buttermilk and food ...