Luxury chocolate cake - FAB

Ingredients

• 300g plain flour, plus more for dusting the cake tins
• 300g soft dark brown sugar
• 50g cocoa powder
• 15g / 1 tbsp baking powder
• 5mg / 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1mg / ¼ tsp salt
• 200g unsalted butter, cubed. Plus more for greasing the tins
• 3 large eggs
• 200ml whole milk
• 15ml espresso - either freshly brewed or made using espresso powder
• 45g / 3 tbsp runny honey
• 5ml / 1 tsp vanilla extract
• FOR THE FROSTING
• 500g mascarpone cheese
• 400g icing sugar
• 200g dark chocolate, cut in small pieces
• 40g cocoa powder
• 15ml / 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• FOR THE CHOCOLATE CURLS
• 150g dark chocolate