Jacqueline and Leona's cake



My good friend Jacqueline shared this recipe with me last year and since then, it has become a staple cake in our kitchen. I called it cake but really, it has the consistency of a brownie rather than a cake (I bake it in a 9 inch square cake tin).
We love it for its dense chocolate flavour and because it is so easy to whip up. It is low in sugar (so if you have a very sweet tooth you might want to add a few grams in), it takes no time to make and even less to eat. 

Ingredients:
200g chocolate (70% dark)
80g butter + some for the tin
4 eggs
45g sugar
50g flour + some for the tin 
  • Pre-heat the oven to 200°C.
  • Grease the tin and dust with a little flour.
  • Melt 200g chocolate and 80g butter together.
  • Beat 4 eggs and the sugar well before incorporating the 50g flour.
  • Mix the chocolate+butter together with the egg mixture.
  • Pour in the tin and bake for no more than 10 minutes.
  • Take out of the oven and let cool in the tin.
It is ready, enjoy!

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