chocolate loaf cake

Ingredients:

·         225g softened unsalted butter

·         375g dark muscovado sugar

·         2 eggs

·         1 tsp vanilla essence

·         100g quality chocolate, melted

·         200g plain flour

·         1 tsp bicarb

·         250ml boiling water

·         Loaf tin, lined

Method

Preheat oven to 190°c and line tin

Cream the butter and sugar. When pale and fluffy add the eggs and vanilla, beat well. Then fold in the chocolate, blending not over beating. Next add the flour and bicarb, tbsp at a time alternately with the water. Pour the liquid mix into the tin. Bake for 30 mins and then turn down the heat to 170°c and bake for a further 15 mins.  Leave to cool and then eat!

Recipe by nigella lawson