Boiled Chocolate Cake

185 gm butter chopped
275 gm sugar
35 gm cocoa
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
80 ml water
180 ml milk
2 eggs
335 gm self-raising flour

Grease 23cm square slab cake pan, cover base with baking paper.
Place butter, sugar, cocoa, soda, water and milk in medium saucepan, stir over heat until butter is melted. Bring to boil; cool to room temperature.
Add eggs and flour to mixture, stir until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
Bake in moderate oven (180ºC-190ºC) about 40 minutes. Stand few minutes before turning onto wire rack to cool.
Top cold cake with Rich Chocolate Glace if desired.

Rich Chocolate Glace Icing

90 gm Dark chocolate, chopped
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
60 ml water
320 gm Icing sugar mixture, approximately

Combine chocolate, oil and water in medium saucepan, stir over low heat until chocolate is malted. Gradually beat in enough sifted icing sugar to gave a smooth, spreading consistency.