mud cake.

Mud cake reminds me of that scene from my favourite childhood movie Matilda. Although that scene makes me completely and utterly sick I can't help but love the decadent chocolate cake with a generous serving of vanilla ice-cream.

INGREDIENTS:

• 250g butter, chopped
• 2x 200g dark chocolate, chopped
• 2 cups caster sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup self-raising flour, sifted
• 1½ cups plain flour, sifted
• ¼ cocoa powder, sifted
• ⅔ cup thickened cream

METHOD:

Cake

1. Preheat oven to 180˚C.
2. Grease round cake tin.
3. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat, add chocolate, sugar and 1 cup of cold water - constantly stirring until smooth. Transfer to large bowl and cool for 10 minutes.
4. Add eggs, stir to combine.
5. Add flours and cocoa, stir to smooth.
6. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until skewer comes out clean.

Ganache

1. Pour chocolate and cream into a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until smooth.
2. Transfer to bowl and refrigerate for 30minutes or until thick enough to spread.
3. Spread over cake and VOILA! Chocolate mud cake! Serve with a generous amount of vanilla ice-cream and you've got the perfect childhood dessert.

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