Moist Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 225 g butter
• 100 g dark chocolate, chopped
• 150 ml water
• 300 g plain flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 275 g soft brown sugar
• 150 ml sour cream
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 200 g dark chocolate
• 6 tablespoons water
• 3 teaspoons single cream
• 1 tablespoon butter, chilled

Recipe

• 1 prepare a 33/20cm/13x8inch cake tin with baking parchment.
• 2 in a saucepan melt the butter, chocolate and water over a low heat, stirring frequently.
• 3 sieve the flour and bake powder in a mixing bowl and stir in the sugar.
• 4 pour the hot chocolate liquid into the bowl and then beat well until everything is evenly mixed.
• 5 stir in the soured cream, followed by the eggs.
• 6 pour the cake mixture in the prepared tin and bake at 190oc/mark5 for 40/45 mins leave to cool and then turn out on a wire rack until cooled completely.
• 7 to make the frosting, melt the chocolate with the water over a very low heat, stir in the cream and remove from heat.
• 8 stir in the chilled butter.
• 9 pour the frosting over the cooled cake.
• 10 it can get a bit messy but at least it tastes good.
• 11 this will then set and you can cake decorate for whatever your occasion.