There’s something magical about a perfectly baked chocolate cake. It's rich, moist, and layered with a creamy fudge frosting ...

What makes this dessert so special are the layers of flavor and texture. The bottom layer is a chocolate poke cake that gets soaked with chocolate milk after baking, ensuring it doesn’t dry out.

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.

This is a really easy birthday cake for kids of all ages. Dan Lepard shows you how to make it in a step-by-step video. For the cake, line the base of a deep 20cm/9in cake tin with non-stick paper ...