Billingtons

Rich Deep Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Filling

225g/8oz butter

75g/3oz full fat soft cream cheese

250g/9oz Molasses sugar

225g/8oz Light Muscovado sugar

110ml/4 fl oz corn oil

2 tablespoons lemon juice

4 eggs

175g/6oz self-raising flour

50g/2oz cocoa powder

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 3. Grease two 20cm/8 inch sandwich tins and line with greaseproof paper.

Cream the butter, Molasses sugar and oil until well blended. Gradually beat in the eggs, adding a little flour as well each time. Sift the remaining flour and cocoa into the mixture and fold in carefully. Divide the mixture evenly between the two tins and bake for 30-35 minutes.
To make the cream cheese icing break up the cream cheese with a fork and work in the lemon juice. Gradually beat or whisk in the Muscovado sugar until the mixture is soft and creamy.
Once cooked, turn out the cakes on to a wire rack to cool and sandwich the cakes with Cream Cheese Icing.