Preheat oven to 180C. Grease 2 20cm baking tins. All we had was 1 square glass dish, hence the three layers and the square shape!

Mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla extract. Beat the mixture well until its smooth and combined.

Add the boiling water, little at a time, until smooth.

Divide the batter between two cake tins, and bake for 25-35 minutes.

Meanwhile make the icing: heat the chocolate and cream in a saucepan over low heat until chocolate melts. Remove it from heat, and whisk until smooth and thick. Set aside to cool for about 2 hours, or until thick enough to spread. My partner skipped this step, and just poured it over the cake! Still yummy though!

Remove from oven, and let cool completely before icing it! To ice, remove the cakes from the tins. Either pour or spread a little icing on the top of one of the cakes, then carefully top it with the other cake. Finally, cover the entire cake with icing and serve!