Name: Chocolate Cake with Liquorice Espresso Buttercream
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For the cake; 95g/3¾oz plain flour; 45g/1¾oz unsweetened cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting; 185g/6½oz granulated sugar; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; ½ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp salt • 60ml/2½fl oz vegetable oil; 1 large egg; 1 tsp ground liquorice root, plus extra for dusting; 100ml/4fl oz buttermilk, at room temperature; 100ml/4fl oz strong coffee, cooled; For the buttercream; 90g/32/3oz granulated sugar; 1 large egg, plus 1 large egg yolk; 200g/7oz unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into cubes; 10g/½oz good-quality instant espresso powder; 1 tbsp ground liquorice root; ½ tsp salt

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