This recipe is a work in progress, as I haven’t been able to make it perfectly yet. The cause may be uneven oven heating, poor mixing technique, or some other unknown cause. In any case it still turns out tasting good, but doesn’t look ideal.

Any icing goes well with this cake, my preference is vanilla. Here’s one recipe I’ve used with success: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/basicbuttericing_73263