Use this recipe to bake an 8-inch two-layer round cake, a 9x13-inch sheet cake, or 24 cupcakes. This chocolate spice cake is the kind of crowd pleasing chocolate cake that everyone goes crazy for.

Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely. To make the praline, line a baking sheet with baking paper. Put the sugar and 4 tablespoons of water into a saucepan over a low heat.

Pat out to a round 2cm/¾in thick. Use a 5cm/2in cutter to stamp out rounds and place on a baking sheet. Lightly knead together the rest of the dough and stamp out more scones to use it all up.