Espresso, Chocolate & Chilli Cake With Coffee Cream Icing Recipe | New Idea

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp plain flour, plus extra for the tin
• 250g/9oz dark chocolate, broken into pieces
• 250g/9oz salted butter, softened and chopped, plus extra for greasing
• 1 tbsp instant espresso powder
• 2 red bird’s-eye chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
• ¼ tsp chilli powder (optional)
• 6 medium eggs, separated
• 4 tbsp brown sugar
• 175g/6oz caster sugar
• ½ tsp cream of tartar
• 4 tbsp ground almonds
• cocoa powder, to serve
• FOR THE COFFEE CREAM
• 300ml/½pt double cream