John's Chocolate Cake

I made this for my partner using plain chocolate but it also works with milk chocolate and i will be attempting a white chocolate variation - so watch this space !

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   preheat the oven to 180C( fan oven ) 350F/Gas mark 4
   Grease and flour 2 sandwich 8 inch sandwich tins
   
   Mix the sugar and butter together in a large bowl ( i use a food processor as its so much quicker and beats better than i can!) until soft and floffy
   beat the eggs and add these to the mixture
   gradually fold in the flour and finally fold in the chocolate
   beat the whole lot until its of an easy pouring consistency
   Divide the mixture evenly between the two tins , level with a knife and cook for 20 - 25 minutes until soft and springy to the touch.
   turn onto a wire rack to cool
   while the cake is either cooking or cooling make the butter cream
   beat together the seived icing sugar and butter and choclate poweder / drinking chocolate into a spreadable consistency - it should not be too runny if this happens add some more icing sugar then add the remaining grated chocolate into the butter cream
   when the cake is cool spread the butter cream between the two cakes and sandwich together - use the remaining butter cream to spread over the top of the cake and sides decorate with swirls and buttons to your taste.
   Hope you enjoy it!