Celebrity chef Adrian Richardson brings along his recipe for the best chocolate cake. 

INGREDIENTS

Cake

11/4 cup water

1 1/4 cups caster sugar

125g butter

1/2 cup Cocoa

3/4 teaspoon bicarbonate soda

1 1/2 cups self raising flour

2 eggs, lightly beaten

Icing 

1 cup icing sugar

1/3 cup of Cocoa

30g butter, softened

Hot water

Method

Combine water, sugar, butter, Cocoa and bicarbonate soda in a saucepan and heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. 

simmer gently for 2 minutes

Transfer mixture to a bowl and cool for 30 minutes

Add the flour and eggs and beat until just combined. 

Pour into a greased and base-lined 20cm cake pan. 

Bake in a moderate oven 180°C for 40 minutes or until cooked

Cool for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely

Sift together the icing mixture and Cocoa. 

Mix in the butter and enough hot water to form a soft icing. 

Spread over the cooled cake and decorate as desired

Celebrity chef Adrian Richardson brings along his recipe for the best chocolate cake. 
INGREDIENTS
Cake
11/4 cup water
1 1/4 cups caster sugar
125g butter
1/2 cup Cocoa
3/4 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
1 1/2 cups self raising flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Icing 
1 cup icing sugar
1/3 cup of Cocoa
30g butter, softened
Hot water
Method
Combine water, sugar, butter, Cocoa and bicarbonate soda in a saucepan and heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. 
simmer gently for 2 minutes
Transfer mixture to a bowl and cool for 30 minutes
Add the flour and eggs and beat until just combined. 
Pour into a greased and base-lined 20cm cake pan. 
Bake in a moderate oven 180°C for 40 minutes or until cooked
Cool for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely
Sift together the icing mixture and Cocoa. 
Mix in the butter and enough hot water to form a soft icing. 
Spread over the cooled cake and decorate as desired

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