Boiled Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 cups water
• 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter
• 4 large eggs
• 3 cups self-rising flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf degrees (180 c).
• 2 grease and line a 9 x 13-inch rectangular cake pan.
• 3 place all ingredients except eggs and flour into a large saucepan, bring to boil while stirring gently, then simmer 2-3 minutes.
• 4 cool.
• 5 beat the eggs lightly, then add to cooled chocolate mixture.
• 6 sift in the flour slowly, stirring thoroughly as you add to avoid lumps.
• 7 pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 55-60 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into cake comes out clean.
• 8 cool cake on rack for 15 minutes, then invert cake rack to cool completely.
• 9 dust with confectioners' sugar or if preferred cocoa powder.
• 10 if desired, frost or glaze cake when completely cooled.