Millionaire's cake recipe

We're always after new ideas to transform our favourite chocolate cake recipe - so when we asked on our Facebook page what you'd like to see us make - we were very pleased with the answer. A Millionaire's cake! Why had we never thought of it before? The classic combination of dark chocolate and caramel is transferred from its usual shortbread base to this vanilla sponge. Delicious.

Ingredients

• 150g sugar
• 150g butter
• 3 eggs
• 150g self-raising
• 1/2tsp baking powder
• Few drops of vanilla essence

For the filling and topping

• Ready made caramel
• 200g bar of dark chocolate

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4. Line or grease 2x 20cm/8" round cake tins.
2. Combine all the cake ingredients together and mix well. Pour the mixture evenly into the two prepared tins and bake for 20-25mins until golden brown and springy to the touch.
3. Remove the cakes from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
4. Melt the dark chocolate in a microwave in short bursts, stirring in between. Allow to cool.
5. Once the cakes have cooled, sandwich together with a thick layer of the ready made caramel and pour the melted chocolate over the top of the cake. Place in the fridge until the chocolate sets.