Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 125g butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 se;f-raising flour
- 1/3 cup plan flour
- 2 eggs
- 50g butter
- 2 tbs water
- 1/4 cup caster sugar
- 3/4 cup icing sugar
- 2 tbs cocoa powder
Method
- Combine water, sugar, butter and cocoa in saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves
- Heat on high, bring to boil, stirring
- Reduce heat and simmer for 5 mins uncovered
- Pour into bowl and leave to cool to room temp
- Grease 20cm square cake tin
- Oven at 160
- Add sifted flours and eggs to colled mixture
- Beat misture until smooth then put in cake tin
- Bake for 45 mins
- To make frosting, combine butter, water, caster sugar in pan on low heat until sugar dissolved
- Sift icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl
- Add mixture, gradually stirring
- Cover and refridgerate for 1 hour
- Beat mixture and spread over cold cake
