Name: Easter triple-layer mud cake
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 250 gram chopped butter; 200 gram milk chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 cup milk; 1 3/4 cup plain flour; 1 cup self-raising flour; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 600 millilitre thickened cream, whipped; 250 gram punnet strawberries; bunnies, flowers, to decorate; Chocolate ganache; 1/3 cup cream; 200 gram milk chocolate, coarsely chopped

Ingredients

250 gram chopped butter

200 gram milk chocolate, coarsely chopped

1 1/2 cup caster sugar

1 cup milk

1 3/4 cup plain flour

1 cup self-raising flour

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

600 millilitre thickened cream, whipped

250 gram punnet strawberries

bunnies, flowers, to decorate

Chocolate ganache

1/3 cup cream

200 gram milk chocolate, coarsely chopped

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160°C (140°C fan forced) . Lightly grease and carefully line a deep, 20cm round cake pan.

2.In a medium saucepan, combine butter, chocolate, sugar and milk. Stir over a low heat, without boiling, until smooth.

3.Sift combined flours into a large bowl. Carefully fold in chocolate mixture with eggs and vanilla.

4.Pour into pan. Bake 1 3/4 hours, until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.

5.To make chocolate ganache, in a small saucepan, bring cream to boil on medium. Remove from heat, add chocolate and stir until it melts.

6.In a large bowl, beat thickened cream until soft peaks form. Mash 1/2 of the strawberries and chop remaining. Lightly swirl through cream.

7. Trim top of cake to create an even surface. Cut cake into 3 even layers.

8.Place base on a serving platter. Spread with half of the cream mixture. Repeat layers, finishing with cake. Spread ganache over top and decorate for Easter with chocolate bunnies, flowers, petals or eggs.

Replace milk chocolate with dark or white, if preferred.
Note

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