Nude chocolate layer cake

For the cake:

400g butter

400g dark chocolate, broken into small pieces

40ml strong coffee

80ml brandy

150mls of buttermilk

6 eggs

½ tsp bread soda

170g plain flour

170g self-raising flour

370g brown sugar

350g caster sugar

50g cocoa powder

For the icing:

50g soft butter

170g icing sugar

150g mascarpone cheese

To decorate:

50g cream

40g dark chocolate, broken into small even size pieces

a few stems of red currants

some cherries on the stalks

shavings of dark chocolate, you can make these with a potato peeler