Mud Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

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

Recipe

• 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.