CHOCOLATE BREAD

This is in fact a moist chocolate flavoured pound cake . Preheat your oven to 180 deg C. Grease a 6 cup bundt pan or 4 cup loaf pan with cooking margarine and a sprinkle of flour . In a medium bowlwhisk together 21 gms of unsweetened cocoa ( Dutch processed )and 3 tbs of boiling water . Allow to cool to room temperature and lightly whisk in 1 and 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract and 3 lightly beaten eggs In a large bowl place 125 gms of plain flour , 175 gm of castor sugar , 3.7 gm of baking powder and 1/4 tsp of salt , mix to blend . Add 1/2 the chocolate mix and 184 gm of softened butter , mix on a low speed until the dry ingredients are moist , increase the mixer speed for 1 minute to aerate . Gradually add the remaining chocolate batter in 2 batches . Pour into the prepared pan . Bake in the preheated oven ( 50- 60 minutes loaf pan , 40-50 minutes in a bundt pan ) Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes , then cool completely on a wire rack . The result is a dense velvety cake . A simple dusting of icing sugar is all that is left to finish off the cake .