Little Lu Lu cakes!

I love how in this day and age we have the ability to communicate with anyone anywhere in the world and establish 'friendships' with those we have never met yet somehow feel drawn to them, well I have such  a 'friend' the very talented and lovely Luisa from Serendipity Corner Photography and she has requested that I make a little variation to the 'Anything Cake' for her so I made these this morning and named them after her! 
Little Lu Lu Cakes. Enjoy!

RECIPE:

100g butter

50g caster sugar

splash of vanilla extract

3 eggs

1 & half cups of SR flour

2TBS cocoa powder

quarter of a cup of Buttermilk (normal is fine if you don't have it)

100g dark chocolate

* melt 50g of the butter with 100g of chocolate on a low heat, set aside once melted.

* in you mixer, cream the remaining butter, vanilla and sugar

* add your eggs one at a time beating well after each egg.

* now add the cocoa and flour and continue to mix on a low speed

* add the melted chocolate

* and now add the buttermilk 

* mix on a low speed until well combined, pour out into a loaf tin or muffins.

* cook for 10-12 mins for muffins. 20 mins for loaf tin. keep an eye on it though and take it out when pressed it springs back nicely.

Now I like mine with chocolate ganache:

50g choc

30mls cream

10g butter

* warm the cream over a low heat

* add the butter and melt

* once melted in add the chocolate and stir till velvety.

* set aside to cool for a while before icing.