Andrew used his Gran’s recipe for a classic light chocolate cake and topped it with chocolate icing, chocolate shards, hazelnuts and raspberries for a spectacular finish fit for a birthday.

The key is to use the finest quality chocolate — it will make a big difference in the end. Make Molten Chocolate Cake at Home and Be Happy How can ... the top using a small offset spatula ...

The success of this cake is in the bananas — they must be ripe, over-ripe even, to ensure the cake is moist — and in the rich, buttery chocolate icing, lots of it.

This is a really easy birthday ... the cake, line the base of a deep 20cm/9in cake tin with non-stick paper and preheat the oven to180C/350F/Gas 4. Melt the butter over a low heat in a small ...