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Preheat oven to 160C/320F.
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Break up the chocolate and heat in a sauce pan with the water over low heat so it melts slowly (important!).
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Watch the chocolate so it doesnt burn, stir constantly and dont let the water boil.
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When you see its almost melted, remove from heat and let the remaining heat in pan finish the melting.
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Now you have the chocolate soup.
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Set aside for now.
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In a bowl or mixer, add the butter (should be soft) with the sugar and mix well.
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Then mix in one egg at a time.
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When you have added the last egg into the mixture, it should be crumbly.
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Finally mix the flour with the baking powder and cocoa powder and sift to get rid of the lumps.
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Add it to the butter and egg mixture and mix.
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Lastly pour in the chocolate soup from earlier and stir in a circular motion until all ingredients are well incorporated.
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Line a cake mold with baking paper and pour the batter in.
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Bake for about 50 minutes.
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The exact time depends on your oven so start checking after 40 minutes.
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Youll know when its almost ready because your house will begin to smell like chocolate :)
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To check if its ready, poke with a knife - if it comes out dry its good to go.
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Let the cake cool completely.
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This is very important because the sugar will melt if it is not completely cool.
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Remove the cake from the mold and place on a plate with a paper lace doily.
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Cut a skull pattern out of paper (or other halloween shape) and place on the cake.
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Using a fine sieve or colander, sprinkle with the powdered sugar.
