Created by ImPat on March 6, 2018
Step 1: GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE ICING - Place butter, icing sugar, cocoa powder and milk in a large bowl and using an electric mixer beat until light and fluffy.
Step 2: CHOCOLATE CAKE - Preheat oven to 170C/150C fan forced.
Step 3: Grease and line base and sides of a deep 20cm (base measurement) square cake pan with baking paper.
Step 4: Place the butter, cooking chocolate, sugar and the water in a saucepan and cook and stir over a moderate heat for 5 minutes or until melted and smooth and then let cool for 10 minutes.
Step 5: Add eggs, flour, cocoa powder and ground almonds to chocolate mixture and mix well to combine.
Step 6: Spoon into prepared pan and level surface and then bake for 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean.
Step 7: Stand cake in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 8: Spread icing over cooled cake and served sprinkled with dark eating chocolate.