Name: Chocolate mud cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 250 gram butter, coarsely chopped; 200 gram dark chocolate, coarsely chopped, plus 200 g extra, melted; 1 tablespoon instant coffee; 2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 2 eggs, at room temperature; 1 1/4 cup plain flour; 1 1/4 cup self-raising flour; 1/4 cup cocoa powder; 300 gram white chocolate, chopped; 1/2 cup thickened cream

Ingredients

250 gram butter, coarsely chopped

200 gram dark chocolate, coarsely chopped, plus 200 g extra, melted

1 tablespoon instant coffee

2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 eggs, at room temperature

1 1/4 cup plain flour

1 1/4 cup self-raising flour

1/4 cup cocoa powder

300 gram white chocolate, chopped

1/2 cup thickened cream

Method

1.Preheat oven to 150°C/130°C fan forced. Grease and line base and side of a 22cm (base diameter) round cake pan with baking paper.

2.Combine butter, dark chocolate, 1 cup hot water and coffee in a large saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until melted. Set aside for 5 minutes to cool.

3.Transfer to a bowl. Add sugar and eggs; whisk to combine.

4.Sift combined flours and cocoa powder over chocolate mixture; whisk to combine. Pour into prepared pan; level surface. Bake for 2 hours or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean.

5.Meanwhile, combine white chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (don’t let base of bowl touch the water). Stir until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Remove bowl from pan. Cool for 5 minutes. Place in fridge, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes or until mixture thickens.

6.Remove from oven. Cool completely in pan. Transfer to a serving plate.

7.Spread extra melted chocolate over a large piece of baking paper on a clean flat work surface. Stand for 5 minutes or until just beginning to set. Using a large sharp knife, pull blade across surface of chocolate to form a chocolate curl. Repeat to make more curls.

8.Spread ganache over top and sides of cooled cake. Decorate cake with chocolate curls. Serve.

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