Rich Chocolate Cake

• 185 g butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
• 1 3/4 cups caster sugar (250mlcup)
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups self-raising flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 1 cup water
• CHOCOLATE ICING
• 90 g dark chocolate, chopped
• 30 g butter
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons hot water, approximately

1. Grease and line a deep 23cm round cake pan.
2. Combine butter, essence, sugar, eggs, sifted flour, cocoa and water in a large bowl and beat on low speed with electric mixer until ingredients are combined.
3. Increase speed to medium, and beat for about 3 minutes or until mixture is smooth and changed in colour.
4. Spread into prepared pan.
5. Bake in a moderate oven for about 1 1/2 hours.
6. Stand 5 minutes before turning on to wire rack to cool.
7. Spread cold cake with icing.
8. Chocolate Icing: Melt chocolate and butter in bowl over hot water, gradually stir in sifted icing sugar, then stir in enough hot water to mix to a spreadable consistency.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/rich-chocolate-cake-36547 (may not work)