Brenda's chocolate cake that will fix anything

Boiled Chocolate Cake

2 cups (500ml) water
3 cups (660g) caster sugar
250g butter, chopped
1/3 cup (35g) cocoa
1 tspn bicarb soda
3 cups (450g) SR flour
4 eggs, lightly beaten

Grease a deep 24-25cm round cake tin or 2 x 20cm round cake tins and line bottom(s) with baking paper. Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved, then increase heat and bring to the boil. Reduce heat again and simmer uncovered 5 mins. Let cool for 10 mins.

You can either transfer the mixture to the bowl of an electric mixer or use a hand held mixer straight in the saucepan. Sift in the flour and add the eggs and beat until smooth. At this stage the mixture will be very runny - like chocolate sauce - but don't worry, this is correct.

Pour into tin(s) and bake for approx 50 mins to 1 hour. Test with a skewer in the centre, when cooked leave in tin(s) for about 10 mins before turning out. It's a good idea to run a knife around the edge between the cake and the tin before turning out.

You can ice it if you want, or sprinkle with icing sugar/drinking chocolate or just eat it as it is.

Yum! Enjoy!!