Ingredients:
5 oz of unsalted butter
5 oz of plain chocolate
5 oz of caster sugar
4 Fl. oz of very hot water but not boiling
5 oz of self-raising flour
1 oz of cocoa powder
2 eggs
Icing sugar to dust
Method:
Preheat oven to 160C. Grease and line a 9” cake tin (with a loose bottom if possible).
Place the butter and chocolate in a large pan of simmering water and stir until both melts.
Remove from the heat and stir in the sugar and hot water.
Sift the flour and cocoa and then stir into the mixture. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Pour into the prepared tin and level.
Bake in the centre of the oven for 35 minutes. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve with cream or ice cream.
