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Cake: 250 g Butter

1 1/2 c Hot Water

2 c Castor Sugar

1/4 c Cocoa

1 tb Instant Coffee

200 g Dark Cooking Chocolate

1 1/2 c SR Flour

2 Eggs

Vanilla Icing: 125 g Dark Cooking Chocolate

125 g Unsalted Butter

1) Melt butter in double boiler, stir in combined coffee and hot

water, then chocolate & sugar. Stir until smooth. 2) Sifted dry ingredients into 3 lots. 3) Place melted ingredients into electric mixer bowl and gradually beat in dry sifted ingredients individually. 4) Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. 5) Greased and base line a 25

cm cake tin & pour in mixture. 6) Bake in slow oven (150 deg, C) for approx 2,5 hours. 7) Stand for 5 minutes before turning out of tin. Icing: 8) Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. 9) Pour over cold cake and smooth out. Note Cooking time may vary. Cake is cooked when skewer comes out reasonably clean.