Name: One-bowl chocolate cake
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 155 gram butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cup (275g) caster sugar; 2 eggs; 1 1/3 cup (200g) self-raising flour; 1/2 cup (50g) cocoa powder; 2/3 cup (160ml) water; 90 gram dark eating chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1 cup (160g) icing sugar; 2 tablespoon hot water

Ingredients

155 gram butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/4 cup (275g) caster sugar

2 eggs

1 1/3 cup (200g) self-raising flour

1/2 cup (50g) cocoa powder

2/3 cup (160ml) water

90 gram dark eating chocolate, coarsely chopped

1 cup (160g) icing sugar

2 tablespoon hot water

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease a deep 20cm-round cake pan and line with baking paper.

2.Beat 125g of the butter, extract, sugar, eggs, sifted flour and cocoa, and the water in a large bowl with electric mixer on low speed until ingredients are combined. Increase speed to medium; beat about 3 minutes or until mixture is smooth and pale in colour.

3.Spread mixture into pan; bake about 1 hour. Stand cake in pan 5 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool.

4.Meanwhile, to make chocolate icing, melt chocolate and remaining butter in a small heatproof bowl over small saucepan of simmering water (do not allow water to touch base of bowl). Gradually stir in sifted icing sugar and the water, stirring until icing is spreadable.

5.Spread cold cake with icing.

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