Dense Chocolate Loaf

This recipe is truly a revelation, this is one of the densest, fudgiest chocolate cakes I have ever tasted let alone made, think of it as a combination of a dense, moist brownie and an ordinary chocolate cake.

This cake is great with coffee and will also make a perfectly luxurious desert, perhaps topped with ice cream or whipped cream. Start melting your chocolate in a double boiler. Meanwhile cream together the butter and the sugar with a mixer until it resembles damp sand. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until combined and smooth.

Add the melted chocolate to the mixture and fold it in with a metal spoon until combined and the colour is even, Fold in the flour, baking powder and boiling water a tablespoon at a time until combined and pour the mixture into a lined loaf tin, don't worry if the mixture looks fairly liquid, this is intentional. Bake for about 40 minutes at 190C until the cake has risen slightly and is firm on top. Leave to cool completely before removing from the tin and eating.

ingredients

225g soft butter
375g brown sugar
2 eggs
1tsp vanilla extract
100g dark chocolate
200g plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
250ml boiling water