Chocolate Cake For Two Recipe | Benjamina Ebuehi

Ingredients

• 80g (2¾oz/scant 2/ 3 cup) plain (all-purpose) flour
• 100g (3½oz/½ cup) light brown sugar
• 20g (¾oz/3 tbsp) unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
• ¼ tsp fine sea salt
• 1 egg
• 60ml (2fl oz/¼ cup) milk
• 60ml (2fl oz/¼ cup) neutral oil (such as sunflower or vegetable)
• 60ml (2fl oz/¼ cup) hot coffee
• 100g (3½oz/scant ½ cup) unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
• 80g (2¾oz/½ cup plus 1 Tbsp) icing (confectioners’) sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla bean paste
• Pinch of fine sea salt
• 40g (1½oz) dark chocolate, melted
• 1½ tbsp boiling water