Dense Chocolate Loaf Cake

• 1 5/8 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder Nigella uses 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 cup butter preferable unsalted
• 3 1/8 cups muscovado sugar
• 2 eggs beaten
• 5/8 cup dark chocolate melted
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder optional
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips optional

1. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C. Line the loaf tin with greaseproof baking paper.
2. Cream the butter and sugar together, with a wooden spoon or with a hand held mixer.
3. Add the beaten eggs and vanilla.
4. Then, fold in the molten chocolate, slightly cooled.
5. Do not overmix.
6. Add the flour+baking powder+cocoa, slowly, along with the boiling water until you get a smooth, liquidy batter.
7. (I add the cocoa and chocolate chips, for that added chocolaty feeling!)
8. Pour into the tin and bake for 30 minutes.
9. Turn the oven down to 170 degrees C, and bake for another 15.
10. The cake is slightly damp, so the cake tester will not turn out completely clean.
11. Let it cool completely before taking it out of the tin.

flour, butter, muscovado sugar, eggs, chocolate, boiling water, vanilla essence, cocoa, chocolate chips

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Dense-Chocolate-Loaf-Cake-1655679 (may not work)