Mud Cake
Recipe: #14848
October 20, 2014
Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Brunch, Christmas, Easter, Mothers Day, Potluck, Thanksgiving Oven Bake, Vegetarian, Chocolate, Butter/Margarine, more
"From Australia Super Food Ideas. At this stage times are estimated and are for cake and ganache (though not refrigeration times). Have estimated flakes as an amount was not given in the recipe."
Ingredients
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- CHOCOLATE GANACHE
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (202.8 g)
- Calories 947.8
- Total Fat - 73.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 32.3 g
- Cholesterol - 108.4 mg
- Sodium - 206.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 71.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.2 g
- Sugars - 54.8 g
- Protein - 6.5 g
- Calcium - 60.5 mg
- Iron - 3.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 180 degree C (160 degree for fan forced oven).
Step 2
Grease a 6cm deep x 22cm round cake tin and line base and sides with baking paper.
Step 3
Sift flours and cocoa together.
Step 4
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, add chocolate, sugar and cold water.
Step 5
Cook, stirring constantly for 3 to 4 minutes or until smooth.
Step 6
Transfer to a large bowl and let cool for 10 minutes.
Step 7
Add eggs and stir to combine and then add sifted flours and cocoa, stirring until smooth.
Step 8
Pour mixture into prepared tin.
Step 9
Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until a skewer inserted in the centre has moist crumbs clinging.
Step 10
Stand for 10 minutes in tin and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
Step 11
Chocolate Ganache. Place chocolate and cream in a small saucepan over medium low heat, stirring constantly for 3 to 4 minutes or until smooth.
Step 12
Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until thick enough to spread.
Step 13
Spread over the cake and top with chocolate flakes.
Step 14
Stand for 10 minutes or until ganache is set.
Step 15
Serve and enjoy.
Tips
No special items needed.