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Chocolate sauce

Chocolate sauce

By Abigail Donnelly

Serves Makes 1 cup

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

50 g cocoa powder
200 g sugar
1⁄2 cup water
salt, a pinch
1 T vanilla extract

Method

Place all ingredients except the vanilla into a pan and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and stir until the sugar has melted. Stir in the vanilla. Cool and spoon into a jar.

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Photography: Jan Ras
Food assistant: Emma Nkunzana & Cheri Kustner

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