ICE CREAM

1. Line a glass bowl or plastic tub with cling film. Blend half the strawberries and cream together. Sweeten the mixture with some icing sugar.

2. Pour the mixture into the glass bowl or plastic tub and cover the top with extra cling film. Freeze until solid.

3. Puree the remaining strawberries with some icing sugar to make a coulis.

CHOCOLATE CAKE

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C Gas mark 5.

2. Grease and base line two 18cm sandwich tins.

3. Blend the cocoa with the hot water and leave it to cool.

4. Beat together the remaining cake ingredients in a bowl for 1 – 2 minutes. Beat in the cocoa mixture. Pour into the cake tins.

5. Bake in a pre heated oven for 20 - 25 minutes until well risen and the top of the cakes spring back when lightly pressed with a finger.

6. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Turn out onto a cooling rack.

7. Using a metal cutter cut the cold cake into 4 circles. Spread the whipped cream on to 2 of the circles. Cut a hole in the centre of the other circles and place on top of the cream.

8. Fill the centre with some fresh strawberries and dust with icing sugar.

9. Serve with a scoop of the strawberry ice cream and drizzle with strawberry coulis.