Melt-And-Mix Chocolate Chunk Mud Cake

• 200 g butter, chopped
• 300 g good-quality dark chocolate, chopped
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup self-raising flour
• icing sugar, to serve

1. Preheat oven to 160u0b0C Grease a 6cm deep, 20cm (base) round cake pan. Line with baking paper.
2. Place butter, 200g chopped chocolate and hot water in a heatproof, microwave-safe bowl and microwave, uncovered, on HIGH for 2 to 3 minutes (stirring every minute with a metal spoon) or until smooth.
3. Add cocoa to warm chocolate mixture and stir until smooth.
4. Stir in vanilla, caster sugar and egg.
5. Sift flour over chocolate mixture and stir gently to combine.
6. Pour half the batter into cake pan. Sprinkle half the remaining chocolate over batter.
7. Top with remaining batter and the rest of the chopped chocolate.
8. Bake cake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre has moist crumbs clinging.
9. Allow cake to cool completely in pan.
10. Remove and dust with icing sugar. Serve.

butter, chocolate, water, cocoa powder, vanilla, caster sugar, eggs, selfraising flour, icing sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/melt-and-mix-chocolate-chunk-mud-cake-246026 (may not work)