Chocolate cake reference

This was Nigella Lawson's recipe, but that page currently doesn't include the ingredient amounts, so I'm reproducing it here. This was a test ahead of J3's birthday, so she helped. Since it seems successful, we will be making it again and I will include more pictures of the process.

Heat oven to 170 deg C

MIX:

• 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup water (boiling)

6 tbsp cocoa powder

COMBINE into a thick paste and allow to cool (doesn't need to come fully to room temp)

2 tsp vanilla extract

ADD to cocoa paste and stir

2/3 cup olive oil

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

COMBINE in mixing bowl and mix on high (directions said 5 minutes, we mixed for 2-3)

COMBINE wet ingredients and mix thoroughly

COMBINE dry mix and wet just to incorporate together.

Use small amount of oil to grease a 9 inch baking pan.

Pour in batter and bake for 45 minutes (I rotated the cake every 10 minutes).

Another dessert reference to store, unfortunately dairy: Caramel Sauce