Mocha Layer Cake Recipe - Great British Chefs

Ingredients

• 75g of cacao powder
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 60ml of espresso
• 60ml of boiling water
• 175g of unsalted butter, softened
• 300g of caster sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 280g of plain flour, sifted
• 180ml of whole milk
• 2 tbsp of cacao nibs, plus extra for sprinkling
• 100g of milk chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 100g of dark chocolate, (70%) coarsely chopped
• 300g of butter, softened
• 90g of icing sugar
• 75g of dark chocolate, (70%)
• 45g of unsalted butter
• 1 tsp coffee granules, dissolved in 1 tsp boiling water