Chocolate Cake

just returned from KL and actually i am having bad flu . However, i need to make something for breakfast tomorrow, so i found this recipe by Nigella, which uses olive oil(no butter)
 ingredient
150ml olive oil
50g good quality coco powder( i used valhorna)
125ml boiling water
2tsp vanila extract
125g plain flour
a pinch of salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
200g castor sugar( i reduced to 150g)
3 large eggs

Method-Preheat 170c, bake 45 mins
1) Sieve the cocoa powder and pour in the boiling water, stir til smooth
2)Sieve flour with baking soda, salt
3)Beat eggs, oil and sugar til it is pale and airated and add vanila extracrt , which at high speed for 3minutes,
4) Add 1 and then 2
5)Grease the pan with olive oil
5) pour the batter to a 8in mould and bake 45mins
6)leave cake in tin for 10 mins and remove with a knife and then put on wire rack to cool

* the cake is moist and soft