Ingredients: 300g dark chocolate (chopped), 250g butter, 5 eggs, 4tbs sugar, 1/2 cup ground almonds, 1 cup

sifted self raising flour. Chocolate Glaze: 1/2 cup cream, 125g dark chocolate. Method: Place the chocolate and butter in a pan over a water bath, and stir until smooth (set aside) Place eggs and sugar in a bowl and beat until light and fluffy (about 6 minutes), fold through ground almonds, flour and chocolate mixture with a spatula. Pour into a greased and based lined 23cm cake tin and bake slowly 160c for 45 minutes or until just cooked when tested with a skewer, cool cake in tin. To make glaze, place the cream in a pan and heat until almost boiling, remove from heat, stir in chocolate and continue stirring until chocolate is smooth. Serves 8-10