Mud Cake

500ml water
600g sugar
250g dark chocolate
375g butter unsalted
320g plain flour
60g self raising flour
40g cocoa powder
3 eggs lightly beaten

1. Preheat oven to moderately slow. (160°C)
2. Grease a 20cm square cake tin, line base and line the sides with baking paper.
3. Combine water and sugar in a medium saucepan and heat until the sugar has dissolved.
4. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add in the chopped chocolate and the butter. Stir constantly until all ingredients are combined and smooth.
5. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
6. Sift the flours and cocoa powder together, gently fold into the mixture.
7. Fold in eggs one at a time until smooth.
8. Poor the mixture into prepared pan.
9. Bake in a moderately slow oven for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours. To test insert a skewer into the cake when it comes out clean the cake is ready.

Nb Let the cake completely cool before removing it from the tin.