Merryl's Family Chocolate Cake

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Recipe's preparation

Mill Sugar if not using prepared caster and icing sugars

Mill Sugar
1. For Cake
Add 400 gms sugar to TM bowl.
Mill 3 seconds, speed 10
Set aside.
2. For Frosting
Add 440 gms sugar to TM bowl.
Mill 10-15 seconds, speed 10
Set aside separately
No need to wash TM bowl.

Cake Mix

Weigh in 400 gms sugar, 500 gms water, 250 grams butter, 50 gms cocoa powder and 1 teaspoon of bicarb soda in TM bowl.
Cook 8-10 minutes, 100 deg, speed 3.5 (use that speed to prevent mixture boiling over) Sugar will be dissolved.
While this is heating, turn oven on to 180 deg C and prepare cake tin. The 23 cm round Thermomix springform cake tin is perfect. I line the bottom of tin with paper and grease sides.

While TM is still going on speed 4, add 50 gms cocoa powder through hole in lid. Weigh in 375 gm flour and 4 eggs.
Mix 1 minute on speed 4.5, scrape down sides of TM bowl and Mix 30 seconds, speed 4.5
Make sure mixture is smooth.
Place mixture in prepared cake tin.
Bake in 180 deg C oven for 50-60 mins

Chocolate Fudge Frosting

Weigh in 90 gm butter, 110 gm sugar, 70 gms water Cook 5 minutes 100 deg, speed 4 to dissolve sugar (Keep the rest of the sugar to add later) Set time for 1 minute 30 seconds , speed 4 and while TM is mixing, add 50 gms cocoa powder though the hole in the lid. Continue to gradually add icing sugar. Scrape down well and mix for 30 seconds on speed 4.
Make you frosting is mixed well. Place in frig and cool.
When cold stir with spatula and ice cooled cake.