Recipe

• 50g (2oz) self raising flour
• 50g (2oz) butter or margarine
• 50g (2oz) castor sugar
• 1 dessertspoon cocoa
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• A few drops of vanilla essence

Filling

• 35g (1.5 oz) butter
• 100g (4oz) icing sugar
• 2 teaspoons hot milk
• A few drops of vanilla essence

Method

• Cream the butter until soft, add the sugar abd beat until light and fluffy
• Add the egg with a tablespoon of flour
• Beat in the milk and add the essence and a little more of the flour
• Add the cocoa and add the rest of the flour
• Place mixture into the baking cases, half fill them
• Bake in a moderate oven for 15-20 mins
• For the filling, cream the fat until soft and add the icing sugar
• Add the milk and essence and mix until smooth
• When the cakes are cool, cut a circle from the top of the cakes
• Place a spoonful of filling in each cake
• Cut the tops in half and place on the filling rounded edges outwards.