Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe - Cooking Index
Cake | ||
250 | Butter | |
1 1/2 cups | 355ml | Hot water |
2 cups | 396g / 13oz | Castor sugar |
1/4 cup | 27g / 1oz | Cocoa |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Instant coffee |
200 | Dark cooking chocolate | |
1 1/2 cups | 93g / 3.3oz | Cake flour - sifted |
2 | Eggs | |
Vanilla | ||
Icing | ||
125 | Dark cooking chocolate | |
125 | Unsalted butter |
1. Melt butter in double boiler, stir in combined coffee and hot water, then chocolate and sugar. Stir until smooth.
2. Sifted dry ingredients into 3 lots.
3. Place melted ingredients into electric mixer bowl and gradually beat in dry sifted ingredients individually.
4. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well.
5. Greased and base line a 25 cm cake tin and pour in mixture.
6. Bake in slow oven (300F/150C) for approx 2,5 hours.
7. Stand for 5 minutes before turning out of tin.
Icing:
8. Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.
9. Pour over cold cake and smooth out.
Note Cooking time may vary. Cake is cooked when skewer comes out reasonably clean.
Source:
Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken
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