yummy chocolate smartie cake

Method

• step 1

  Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and line a 20cm cake tin.

• step 2

  Gently melt the butter, chocolate, sugar and 100ml hot water together in a large saucepan, stirring occasionally, then set aside to cool a little while you weigh the other ingredients.

• step 3

  Stir the beaten eggs into the chocolate mixture. Put the flour into a large mixing bowl, then stir in the chocolate mix until smooth.

• step 4

  Spoon into cake tin until just over three-quarters full (you may have a little mixture leftover), then set aside for 5 mins before putting on a high shelf in the oven and baking for 30-35 mins. Leave to cool.

• step 5

  For the icing, melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water. Once melted, turn off the heat, stir in the double cream and sift in the icing sugar. Allow to cool to a thick consistency then pour over the cake and decorate with smarties.

• step 6

  Put the cake into the fridge for 10 mins until icing has set.

• step 7

  and ENJOY :)

• step 8

  it can be kept in the fridge for 1 week if it lasts that long ;)