Marbled Chocolate Mud Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 250 g butter, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups hot water
• 2 cups caster sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
• 1 cup plain flour
• 100 g chocolate, melted
• 100 g dark chocolate, melted
• chocolate, shapes to decorate
• thickened cream, to serve
• 200 g chocolate, chopped
• 2/3 cup thickened cream

Recipe

• 1 method.
• 2 1. grease a deep 22cm-round cake pan; line base and side with baking paper.
• 3 2. heat butter, hot water and sugar in a large pan. stir over a low heat until sugar is dissolved. transfer mixture to a large bowl; cool to warm.
• 4 3. beat mixture with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined. stir in sifted flours. divide mixture in half. stir chocolate into one portion and dark chocolate into remaining portion.
• 5 4. pour portion into prepared pan, then dark portion. use a skewer to drag through mixtures to create a marbled effect.
• 6 5. cook in a slow oven, 150c, for one and a half hours or until cooked when tested. cool cake in pan.
• 7 6. ganache. heat chocolate and cream in a small pan over low heat; stir until melted. cool until a spreadable consistency.
• 8 7. spread ganache over top and side of cake; decorate with chocolate shapes; serve with double thick cream.