It's raining here in Cyprus, and the temperature has dropped a couple of degrees, so it has got me to thinking about comfort food. Today's delight is chocolate sponge with hot chocolate sauce on top...

The chocolate sponge recipe is one i use all the time, 1.5 cups plain flour, 1 cup water or soya milk, 0.5 cup oil, 0.5 cup sugar, 0.5 cup cocoa, 1 egg, 1.5 teaspoon baking powder. Mix the ingredients well, and pour into a cake tin of your choice- today i used a loaf tin.Bake for 30 minutes at 180 (or until a knife comes out clean).




Now for the special stuff- the sauce-take 0,5 cup of chocolate pieces, and warm together with 2 tablespoons of dairy free butter until melted.

 Now add 0.5 cups sugar, and 1 cup soya cream. Warm until the mixture is thick and glossy (today i added 1 tablespoon of custard powder as i wanted the sauce EVEN thicker!







Enjoy!