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1 cake
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| Cake | |||
| 250 | grams | butter | |
| 1 1/2 | cups | water | hot |
| 2 | cups | caster sugar | |
| 1/4 | cup | cocoa powder | |
| 1 | tablespoon | instant coffee | |
| 200 | grams | cooking chocolate | dark |
| 1 1/2 | cups | flour, all-purpose | |
| 2 | large | eggs | |
| 1 | x | vanilla extract | |
| Icing | |||
| 125 | grams | cooking chocolate | dark |
| 125 | grams | butter, unsalted | |
Melt butter in double boiler, stir in combined coffee and hot water, then chocolate and sugar.
Stir until smooth.
Sift dry ingredients into 3 lots.
Place melted ingredients into electric mixer bowl and gradually beat in dry sifted ingredients individually.
Add eggs and vanilla and beat well.
Greased and base line a 25 cm cake tin and pour in mixture.
Bake in slow oven (150 deg, C) for approx 2.5 hours.
Stand for 5 minutes before turning out of tin.
Icing: Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.
Pour over cold cake and smooth out.
Fantastically rich and silky texture. Another option is to substitute some of the hot water for scotch (whisky)
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| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 80.0g | 123% |
| Saturated Fat 49.0g | 247% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 307mg | 102% |
| Sodium 404mg | 17% |
| Total Carbohydrate 139.0g | 46% |
| Dietary Fiber 3.0g | 12% |
| Sugars 100.0g | |
| Protein 10.0g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 49% | Vitamin C | 0% | |
| Calcium | 5% | Iron | 19% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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