Mud Cake (New recipe!!)

Ingredients

• 250 g butter
• 200 g dark chocolate (chopped)
• 2 cups caster sugar
• 1 cup water (cold)
• 2 eggs (lightly beaten)
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups plain flour
• 1⁄4 cup cocoa powder
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 cup chocolate shavings (to serve)

Chocolate Ganache

• 200 g dark chocolate (chopped)
• 2⁄3 cup thickened cream

Instructions

1 _ Preheat oven to 180 degree C (160 degree for fan forced oven).

2 _ Grease a 6cm deep x 22cm round cake tin and line base and sides with baking paper.

3 _ Sift flours and cocoa together.

4 _ Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, add chocolate, sugar and cold water.

5 _ Cook, stirring constantly for 3 to 4 minutes or until smooth.

6 _ Transfer to a large bowl and let cool for 10 minutes.

7 _ Add eggs and stir to combine and then add sifted flours and cocoa, stirring until smooth.

8 _ Pour mixture into prepared tin.

9 _ Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until a skewer inserted in the centre has moist crumbs clinging.

10_ Stand for 10 minutes in tin and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

11 _ Chocolate Ganache.


12 _ Place chocolate and cream in a small saucepan over medium low heat, stirring constantly for 3 to 4 minutes or until smooth.

13 _ Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until thick enough to spread.

14 _ Spread over the cake and top with chocolate flakes.

15 _Stand for 10 minutes or until ganache is set.

16 _ Serve and enjoy.