Dangerously decadent mud cake recipes

Whip up this mud cake for the ultimate indulgence filled with chocolate, coffee and whisky. You’ll soon find there’s no reason to be good when bad tastes this delicious.

Double-decker chocolate mud cake, chocolate recipe, brought to you by Australian Women’s Weekly

Stir raspberries into cake mixture while stilt frozen to prevent “bleeding” White Chocolate Ganache: Don’t overheat ganache; it will curdle. White Chocolate Ganache: Makes enough to cover a 20cm cake Note

This dense, moist mud cake is the perfect recipe for impressing a crowd. Salted caramel is the star – sandwiching the cake together as well as acting as icing. A truly indulgent dessert

It’s best to use chocolate balls that have a solid centre. Cakes are cooked if a skewer inserted in the centre is clean and dry when removed. Note

This very rich cake is perfect for the grand finale to a dinner party, and should be made ahead and served cold. The cake is almost like a huge truffle in texture; note that no flour is used.

This cake is an absolute winner. We’ve used maraschino cherries here, you can use fresh or canned cherries, if you like. Maraschino cherries are available from gourmet food stores and good delicatessens.