Name: Mud Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 250 g unsalted butter chopped; 200 g dark chocolate chopped; 2 cup sugar; 1 1/4 cup hot water; 1 cup plain flour; 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 1/4 cup cocoa; 2 egg lightly beaten; 100 g dark chocolate chopped; 2 tbs thickened cream

by oldsheila Last updated on 07/09/2019

A must try. - oldsheila

Ingredients

250 g unsalted butter chopped
200 g dark chocolate chopped
2 cup sugar
1 1/4 cup hot water
1 cup plain flour
1/2 cup self-raising flour
1/4 cup cocoa
2 egg lightly beaten

Icing

100 g dark chocolate chopped
2 tbs thickened cream

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 170C and lightly grease and line a 23 cm round cake tin or a 24 cm square tin.
Step 2

Place butter and chocolate in a pan, stir over moderate heat until melted and combined.
Step 3

Add sugar and hot water, stir until combined. Allow to cool.
Step 4

Sift flours and cocoa into a bowl, add the cooled butter mixture and mix lightly.
Step 5

Add eggs and combine thoroughly. Pour into prepared tin and bake until a skewer inserted into cake comes out clean. 1 hour and 25 minutes if using a round tin or 1 hour and 10 minutes for a square tin.
Step 6

Stand for 5 minutes and turn onto rack to cool.
Step 7

Icing: Put cream and chocolate into pan. Stir until chocolate is melted and mixed with cream. Cool slightly, then spread over cake.
Step 8

Decorate with grated chocolate and serve with cream topped with chocolate shavings.