chocolate Heaven Cake

found on the back of a CSR sugar packet. wanted to share with you.

2 cups water
2 3/4 white sugar
250g butter
1/3 baking cocoa
1 tsp bi carb soda
5 eggs
3 cups Self raising flour
150g dark choc, finely chopped
1/4 cup cream




1. preheat oven to 190C or 170C fan forced. Grease a deep round tin. Line the base with baking paper.
2. Combine water, sugar, butter, cocoa, and bi carb in a medium saucepan. Stir over heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves. bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 4 minutes. Transfer to bowl.Cool to room temp (this could take 45 minutes but I stuck mine in the freezer for half an hour).
3. Add eggs, beating well between additions. Add flour and mix a further minute until mixture is smooth. Pour into pan and bake for one hour. cool in pan for ten minutes... etc etc.

4.To make chocolate Ganache, combine cream and chocolate in a small heatproof bowl. Stir with metal spoon over pan of simmering water until melted and smooth. Cool for ten minutes.
When cake is completely cool, pour Chocolate Ganache.