Name: Mars Bar Mud Cake Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 110 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 400 g butter chopped; 400 g dark chocolate chopped; 1/2 cup cocoa powder; 1 3/4 cups caster sugar; 6 eggs lightly beaten; 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour; 4 x 53 g Mars Mars Bar chilled chopped

by jenwren59 Last updated on 07/09/2019

Seriously everyone's favourite cake that comes out of my kitchen. I always look out for when Mars Bars are on special and tuck them away for this cake. You can never have too many Mars Bars! - jenwren59

Ingredients

400 g butter chopped
400 g dark chocolate chopped
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 3/4 cups caster sugar
6 eggs lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
4 x 53 g Mars Mars Bar chilled chopped

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 160C (140C fan-forced). Grease and line a deep 22 cm x 28 cm slab pan.
Step 2

Melt butter and chocolate together in large bowl in microwave on 70% for 3-4 minutes, stirring with a metal spoon every minute until almost smooth.
Step 3

Add cocoa and whisk until smooth, add sugar and mix well.
Step 4

Add half of egg mixture, stir to combine, repeat.
Step 5

Sift flour over mixture, stir gently until just combined.
Step 6

Pour into prepared pan.
Step 7

Arrange chopped Mars Bars over cake batter and press in slightly.
Step 8

Bake for 60-65 minutes or until a skewer inserted off centre has moist crumbs clinging to it. Cool completely in pan, then cut into squares.
Step 9

To make cupcakes use muffin pans lined with papers, baking for 25 minutes.