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MELT AND MIX CHOCOLATE CHUNK MUD CAKE

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Serves: 6

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This is a very quick and easy mud cake. With 300 gms of chololate in it... it has to be good!!

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Ingredients

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  • 200 grams butter (chopped)
  • 30 grams dark chocolate (chopped)
  • 63 ml boiling water
  • 63 ml cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 250 ml caster sugar
  • 3 eggs (lightly beaten)
  • 188 ml self-raising flour
  • icing sugar (to serve)

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 160 C. Grease and line a 6cm deep and 20 cm base cake tin. 
  2. Place butter, 200 g of chocolate and hot water in a heat proof, microwave safe bowl. Microwave, uncovered on HIGH (100%) for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring with a metal spoon every minute or until smooth. 
  3. Add cocoa to warm chocolate mixture and stir until smooth. Stir in Vanilla, caster sugar and eggs. 
  4. Sift flour over chocolate mixture. Stir gently to combine. 
  5. Pour half the batter into cake tin. Sprinkle half of the remaining chololate over the batter. Top with remaining batter and chocolate. 
  6. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre has moist crumbs clinging to it. Allow cake to cool completely in the tin. 
  7. REmvoe from tin and dust with icing sugar to serve.

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  • This is my all time favourite cake! I have been making it for years. It so rich and moist and so simple and quick to make!

    Posted by Eminab on 22nd Sep 2012 at 10.18

  • Great recipe, I made this with my eight year old niece, easy too make and enjoyed by all. Note the amount of chocolate in the ingredients list should be 300g.

    Posted by Leazabeth on 6th Jan 2013 at 1.02