Sinfully Chocolate Cake

Today is a very special friend's birthday. Not exactly her actual birthday but rather a be-early birthday celebration for her as she will be out of town during her birthday week.

Decided to make Shela this rich and chocolatey cake as a surprise during our Rest & Relax gathering.

Got this recipe from one of my gf's blog - Sweet Crumbs - Rich Dark Chocolate Cake which I rename to Sinfully Chocolate Cake

Recipe: SINFULLY CHOCOLATE CAKE
Makes: 22cm cake tin
* if the portion is too big, u can half the ingredient and use a 18cm cake, 2cm-3cm height and bake for 1hr.

Ingredient for Cake
A
• 185g butter, chopped
• 250g dark chocolate chips

B
• 215g self rising flour
• 40g unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted together with flour)
• 40g ground almonds (optional)

C
• 375g caster sugar (1 use 240g-260g)

D
• 3 eggs at room temperature, beaten

E
• 250ml of water

≈Ingredient for Chocolate Topping (can x2 for 22cm tin)
• 20g butter, chopped
• 125g dark chocolate, chopped


Method for Cake
1. Preheat oven to 160deg C and lightly grease a 22cm cake tin
2. Melt A in a bowl over simmering water till butter and chocolate chips have melted
(i would suggest to melt the chocolate chip till 3/4 done then add in the butter)
3. Combine A with C and D
4. Add E and mix well
5. Add the flour & cocoa (& ground almond if using) mixture and stir well till combined
6. Pour the mixture to the cake tin and bake for 1hr 30min


Method for Chocolate Topping
1. Melt butter and chocolate in a bowl over simmering water
2. Spread topping over cooled cake and decorate as you wish