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Cooking ingredients

2 tsp vanilla bean paste
300g/10½oz strong white flour, plus extra for dusting
7g fast-action dried yeast
80g/2¾oz caster sugar
½ tsp fine sea salt
½ tsp ground cardamom (optional)
1 tbsp cocoa powder
30g/1oz icing sugar
80g/2¾oz caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla bean paste

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60g/2¼oz dark chocolate, roughly chopped

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110ml/3¾fl oz full-fat milk
40g/1½oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
1 large free-range egg, beaten
60g/2¼oz unsalted butter

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pinch salt

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