Skeleton Creeper

The "Killer in the Backseat" story plays on our fears that danger is right under our noses and we are not aware of it. This story was conceived in the late 1960's and has been circulated ever since. Some more recent versions of this story involve gang members out on initiation night, others involve modern gas stations. The story here is in a more traditional form and goes something like this...

On a moonless, foggy night, my friend was sleepy and having trouble driving on the road due to a recent rain. She was getting frustrated because she was running low on gas and there was no sign of civilization...

Ingredients
140g unsalted butter , plus extra for the tin
100ml grapeseed oil , or another flavourless oil
200ml milk
3 tbsp yogurt
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs , at room temperature
250g light muscovado sugar
250g plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
50g cocoa powder
¾ x 340g jar strawberry jam
1¼ kg ready-to-roll white fondant icing
For the buttercream
600g icing sugar , sifted, plus extra for dusting
300g butter , softened
red food colouring


STEP 1
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line the bases of two 20cm sandwich tins. Melt the butter in a pan, then remove from the heat and beat in the...