Choc Chilli Cake

This was given to me by a friend a few years ago. It his his Mum's recipe, and it makes an incredible chocolate cake!

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup cocoa powder
• 1⁄3 cup hot water
• 150  g dark chocolate, melted
• 150  g butter, melted
• 1 1⁄3 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1  cup  ground almonds
• 4 -5  teaspoons hot chili powder
• 4  eggs, seperated

Directions

1. Grease and line a cake tin.
2. Combine cocoa and water, stir until smooth.
3. Add all other ingredients, except the eggs.
4. Sir until combined.
5. Stir in egg yolks, one at a time.
6. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
7. Fold in chocolate mix in 2 batches.
8. Bake at 180C for 1 1/4 hours or until firm.
9. Cool in the pan.1.