Glossy Chocolate Cake

After eating this cake at a friend's birthday party, I thought to myself "this is the chocolate cake I've been looking for!" And immediately I asked for the recipe, which my friend kindly gave me, so here it is, mmmmmm so good!!

• Ready In: 1 hr 50 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 36 cupcakes

Ingredients

• 250  g butter, chopped
• 150  g dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 2  cups caster sugar
• 1  cup hot water
• 1⁄3 cup  Tia Maria or 1⁄3 cup Kahlua
• 1  tablespoon instant coffee powder
• 1 1⁄2 cups plain flour
• 1⁄4 cup self-raising flour
• 1⁄4 cup cocoa powder
• 2  eggs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 160c.
2. Grease and flour a deep 20cm round cake tin (or 24-36 cup cake tins), set aside.
3. Combine butter, chocolate, sugar, water, liqueur and coffee in a medium saucepan, stir over low heat until chocolate melts.
4. Transfer to a large bowl. Sift in the flours and cocoa powder.
5. Stir in the eggs, one at a time.
6. Pour into pan, bake at 160c for 1 1/2 hours.
7. Stand for 30 minutes and transfer onto wire racks until cooled.