Name: Mint Choc Chip Cake
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 200g/7oz plain flour; 75g/3oz cocoa powder; 225g/8oz sugar; 1½ tsp baking powder; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; A pinch of salt; 75g/3oz dark chocolate, finely chopped or coarsely grated; 115g/4¼oz vegetable oil; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 3 eggs; 175ml/6fl oz buttermilk; 175ml/6fl oz just-boiled water; For the mint choc-chip buttercream; 200g/7oz butter, softened; 400g/14oz icing sugar; 1-2 tbsp milk; Up to 1 tsp peppermint extract; 2-3 drops of green food colouring (optional); 75g/3oz dark chocolate, sliced into fine shards, plus extra to decorate

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