Chocolate Mud Slices

• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 150 g dark chocolate, melted
• 150 g butter, melted
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 100 g ground almonds
• 4 eggs, separated
• 2 tablespoons icing sugar, sifted

1. Preheat oven to 160C.
2. Spray an 8-inch cake pan with cooking spray; line base with baking paper, extending over two sides.
3. In a large bowl, combine cocoa and water; stir until smooth.
4. Add melted chocolate, butter, sugar and ground almond.
5. Stir in egg yolks, one at a time, until well blended.
6. Beat egg whites with electric mixer until soft peaks form.
7. Gently fold into the chocolate mixture.
8. Pour batter into prepared pan; bake for 1 hour or until firm.
9. Remove cake from pan; slice and dust with icing sugar before serving.

cocoa powder, water, dark chocolate, butter, brown sugar, ground almonds, eggs, icing sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-mud-slices-67562 (may not work)