Ingredients
1 cake:
250 g butter
1 1/2 cup hot water
2 cup castor sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 tbsp instant coffee
200 g dark cooking chocolate
1 1/2 cup sr flour
2 eggs
1 vanilla
1 icing:
125 g dark cooking chocolate
125 g unsalted butter
Directions
1) Melt butter in double boiler, stir in combined coffee and hot
water, then chocolate & sugar. Stir until smooth. 2) Sifted dry
ingredients into 3 lots. 3) Place melted ingredients into electric
mixer bowl and gradually beat in dry sifted ingredients individually.
4) Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. 5) Greased and base line a 25
cm cake tin & pour in mixture. 6) Bake in slow oven (150 deg, C) for
approx 2,5 hours. 7) Stand for 5 minutes before turning out of tin.
Icing: 8) Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler and beat with a
wooden spoon until smooth. 9) Pour over cold cake and smooth out.
Note Cooking time may vary. Cake is cooked when skewer comes out
reasonably clean.
Servings: 6 servings
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We hope you enjoy this Chocolate Mud Cake recipe.
