Chocolate Cake!

Lesson learned: not to explore career as a CAKE DECORATOR.

I don't have any decorating tools, so I used the back of a knife to spread on the butter cream and wax paper to make a cone to pipe the chocolate bead border.

The Smarties candy on the cake- 2 on the top line, 4 on the bottom line = 24 yrs old!
It is a two-layer chocolate cake, made of semi sweet chocolate, cocoa powder, and tiny bits of chopped milk chocolate mixed in.

The chocolate frosting is also of semi-sweet chocolate, preferably a good one like Callebaut. Adding about a tablespoon of instant coffee powder really adds depth to the frosting and contrasts with the chocolatey cake.