Boiled Chocolate Cake
Melissa’s Boiled Chocolate Cake - “Easter Muffin Recipe”
- 1 cup water
- 1½ cups caster sugar
- 125gms butter
- 2 tbsp cocoa (good quality produces a nicer cake)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ cups SR flour - sifted
- 2 eggs
In a medium saucepan – water, butter, sugar, cocoa and baking soda- stir constantly over medium heat till it comes to a gentle boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool to just warm (too hot and the eggs will cook in mix when added).
I am too impatient to wait for it to cool by itself and so I sit the saucepan in the kitchen sink filled with cold water to speed up the process.
When cool – with handheld electric beaters mix in the sifted flour till well combined – then beat in the eggs one at a time.
This mix can be made into a large cake in either a round or square tin lined with baking apper – cook at 170 degrees (160 degrees fan forced) for approx 40 minutes (depending on your oven) – check with a skewer and adjust cooking time accordingly.
I also use it to make cupcakes – Cup cakes are cooked for approx 13 minutes (check after this time-should spring to the touch) – only 2/3 fill the cupcake paper.
This is a moist almost fudgy cake that is just so easy to make. My mum always made this cake for all our birthdays and is a treasured family favourite. The best thing is that it can all be prepared in one saucepan which saves on washing up – what’s not to love!