Ultimate Mud Cake
Ingredients
- 250 g unsalted butter ⓘ
- 250 g dark chocolate ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee (optional) ⓘ
- 185 ml hot water ⓘ
- 150 g plain flour ⓘ
- 150 g self raising flour ⓘ
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda ⓘ
- 2 1/4 cups caster sugar ⓘ
- 125 ml buttermilk (or alternatively 125ml Milk and 1/4tsp vinegar) ⓘ
- 4 eggs ⓘ
Instructions
- Grease 22 cm round tin, and line with baking paper. Make sure paper is extended 5cms above top of tin.
- Cut unsalted butter cut into cubes.
- Melt Chocolate, Butter, Water and coffee over hot water bath.
- Stir to combine and cool.
- Sift plain flour, self raising flour, cocoa powder and Bi-Carb Soda into a bowl.
- Stir in castor sugar.
- Make a well in the centre.
- In a jug mix together eggs, oil and buttermilk.
- Stir egg mixture into flour mixture with large metal spoon do not to overstir.
- Then gradually stir in melted chocolate mixture.
- Pour mixture into prepared tin, and bake at 160 C for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
- If cake still looks wet/raw in middle, bake for 5-10 mins more.
- When cooked, remove from oven.
- Cool in tin until completely cold before turning out.
- Can be refridgerated in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks, or in a cool dry place for 1 week.
- Can be frozen for up to 2 months.
- Decorate cake as desired with your favourite Ganache recipe.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1016
kcal
51% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).