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Ingredients:

1 cup butter

½ cup Nestlé Cocoa Powder

2½ cups castor sugar

4 eggs, large

1 cup cake flour, sifted

• Preheat the oven at 180°C. Line a 20cm square baking dish with baking paper.
• Step 1 – melt: combine the butter and cocoa powder in a heat-proof bowl and melt in the microwave at 20-second intervals.
• Step 2 – mix: add the castor sugar and eggs to the melted butter mix. Beat with an electric beater until well combined. Gently fold in the flour.
• Step 3 – bake: pour the batter into the lined baking dish and bake for 20-30 minutes.
• Serve warm with ice cream and chocolate sauce or cream and fresh berries. Alternatively, allow to cool and dust with icing sugar before serving.

BY FOODIES OF SA