Chocolate Mud Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160°C Grease a 6cm deep, 20cm (base) round cake pan. Line with baking paper.
• Place butter, 200g chopped chocolate and hot water in a heatproof, microwave-safe bowl and microwave, uncovered, on HIGH for 2 to 3 minutes (stirring every minute with a metal spoon) or until smooth.
• Add cocoa to warm chocolate mixture and stir until smooth.
• Stir in vanilla, caster sugar and egg.
• Sift flour over chocolate mixture and stir gently to combine.
• Pour half the batter into cake pan. Sprinkle half the remaining chocolate over batter.
• Top with remaining batter and the rest of the chopped chocolate.
• Bake cake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre has moist crumbs clinging.
• Allow cake to cool completely in pan.
• Remove and dust with icing sugar. Serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160°C or 140°C for fan forced.
• Grease and line a 22cm round cake tin.
• Combine butter, chocolate, cocoa, coffee power, water, and vanilla in saucepan.
• Use a whisk to whisk over low heat until smooth and well combined.
• Remove from heat set aside until lukewarm.
• Use electric beaters beat eggs sugar until pale and creamy.
• Add chocolate mixture and flour and whisk until combined.
• Pour into cake tin; bake 55 minutes or until moist crumbs cling to a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake.
• Remove from oven.
• Sit in pan for 15 minutes or more before turning out.
• Allow to cool completely before icing.
• For chocolate ganache: Combine chocolate and cream in saucepan over medium heat stir until mixture is melted and smooth. Cool 5 minutes before spreading over cake.

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter. Whisk in the cocoa powder, then the boiling water. Let it bubble up for a few seconds, then turn it off and set it aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour, granulated sugar and salt. Pour the chocolate mixture over the flour mixture and stir a few times to start to cool the chocolate.
• In a separate small bowl, mix the buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla and eggs. Pour over the flour-chocolate mixture and mix until everything is combined. Pour into the prepared baking dish and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn on the broiler.
• Sprinkle the marshmallows over the cake, then return the dish to the oven to broil until the marshmallows start to turn golden, about 1 minute. Set aside to cool.
• For the icing: Melt the butter in a saucepan, then whisk in the milk and cocoa powder. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar in 4 to 5 additions. Stir in the nuts and vanilla.
• Pour the icing all over the marshmallows, allowing some marshmallows to remain visible. Let the icing set, then deliver or serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to warm (160°C).
• Brush a deep 23 cm square cake tin with melted butter or oil. Line the base and sides with baking paper, extending at least 2cm above the rim.
• Sift the flours, cocoa and bicarb soda into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar and make a well in the centre.
• Put the chocolate and butter in a pan. Add the water and stir over low heat until the butter and chocolate dissolve.
• Using a large metal spoon, gradually stir the chocolate mixture into the dry ingredients.
• Whisk together the buttermilk, oil, coffee and eggs in a large jug and add to the cake mixture. Stir until the ingredients are well combined and smooth.
• Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 1 hour 40 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted in the centre.
• Leave the cake in the tin to cool completely before turning out.
• To make the icing:.
• Combine the chocolate and butter in a small pan and stir over low heat until smooth.
• Cool to room temperature, stirring often, until the mixture is thick enough to spread.
• You can speed up this process by refrigerating the mixture.
• Turn the cake upside down so that the uneven top becomes the base, and spread the icing completely over the cake.
• Allow the icing to set slightly before serving.

Steps:

• For the marmalade: Cut the oranges and lemon in half, then cut the halves into very thin slices. Place the slices in a large nonstick or stainless-steel pot, add 4 cups water, and bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and add the sugar, stirring well until the sugar is dissolved. Cover the pan and refrigerate overnight.
• The following day, bring back to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 2 hours. Turn up the heat a little and boil gently for another 30 minutes. Place a candy thermometer in the marmalade and cook until it reaches the jelly stage (220 degrees F).
• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray two 8-inch round cake pans with nonstick baking spray.
• Melt the butter and chocolate in an 8-cup microwave-safe container. Whisk in the sugar and then the cocoa powder until fully incorporated. Slowly add the hot coffee in three increments, whisking until smooth. Add the vanilla, then add the eggs, one at a time.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment; mix until combined. With the mixer on low speed, gradually pour in the chocolate mixture; beat on medium-high speed for 1 minute. Scrape the bottom of the bowl and beat until smooth, another 30 seconds.
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on a baking rack.
• For the buttercream: Set a clean stand-mixer bowl over a double-boiler and add the egg whites and sugar. Whisk until the sugar is completely dissolved. Transfer the bowl to the mixer and beat with the whisk attachment until stiff and glossy. Piece by piece, gradually incorporate the butter--the mixture will start to look curdled but will come together once fully incorporated. Add the melted chocolate, cocoa powder, orange zest and vanilla; beat until incorporated.
• To assemble: Level the cooled cake layers and lightly brush with the orange liqueur. Spread the top of each layer with a thin layer of marmalade and then, using an offset spatula, with the buttercream cream. Stack the cake layers.

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 175 degrees C (for fan forced ovens) or 180 degrees C for standard ovens.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
• Add the eggs one at a time, mixing in well with a whisk.
• Melt the chocolate and kahlua together and add the cream to make it smooth.
• Pour the smooth chocolate mix into the butter and eggs and whisk well.
• Add the remaining ingredients, mixing until smooth.
• Pour the mix into a lined spring form pan (6cm deep by about 20cm diameter) and bake for approx. 50 mins (or until skewer comes out clean).
• Allow to cool in pan for 10 mins before extracting and cooling fully on a rack. The centre of the cake will likely sink slightly, this is perfectly acceptable.
• Ice with ganache and refrigerate.
• Ganache.
• Melt the chocolate melts with a little cream, then mix in the remaining cream. If it’s not completely smooth, add a little more cream. Pour over the cake, smoothing with a knife.

Steps:

• Coat the inside of a 2 ½ quart to 5 quart slow cooker or crock pot with cooking spray. (Note: the cake's cooking time and final appearance will vary depending on your crock's size.)
• Whisk together the flour and baking powder in a medium bowl and set aside.
• In a large bowl, melt the butter and chocolate in the microwave or over a pan of simmering water and mix well.
• Whisk in the 2/3 cup of sugar, 3 tablespoons of cocoa, vanilla, salt, milk, and egg yolk.
• Add the flour mixture and stir until thoroughly mixed.
• Pour the batter into the slow cooker and spread it evenly.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the remaining sugar, cocoa and hot water until the sugar is dissolved.
• Pour the mixture over the batter in the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on high for 1 ¼ to 2 ¼ hours, depending on size of the crock pot.
• Even when done, the cake will be very moist and floating on a layer of molten chocolate, but you will know it is ready when nearly all of the cake is set and the edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pot.
• (As you check, try not to let the condensed steam from the lid, drip on the cake.) When it is done, turn off the power and remove the lid.
• Let it cool for 25 minutes, then serve it in bowls topped with whipped cream or ice cream.

Steps:

• METHOD.
• 1. Grease a deep 22cm-round cake pan; line base and side with baking paper.
• 2. Heat butter, hot water and sugar in a large pan. Stir over a low heat until sugar is dissolved. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; cool to warm.
• 3. Beat mixture with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined. Stir in sifted flours. Divide mixture in half. Stir white chocolate into one portion and dark chocolate into remaining portion.
• 4. Pour white portion into prepared pan, then dark portion. Use a skewer to drag through mixtures to create a marbled effect.
• 5. Cook in a slow oven, 150C, for one and a half hours or until cooked when tested. Cool cake in pan.
• 6. Ganache. Heat chocolate and cream in a small pan over low heat; stir until melted. Cool until a spreadable consistency.
• 7. Spread ganache over top and side of cake; decorate with chocolate shapes; serve with double thick cream.

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/ gas mark 4.
• For the cake, place the butter and chocolate in a large bowl. Set over a pan of simmering water and stir well, until completely melted. Remove from the heat and stir in the sugar and hot water. Sift together the flour and cocoa, then stir into the mixture. Beat in the eggs, and mix well.
• Pour into a buttered and floured 24cm/9.5in loose-bottomed cake tin and level off the top. Bake in the oven for 35 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
• Leave in the tin for 10-15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool before icing. (or serve warm, as a dessert.)
• To make the icing, place the butter, milk, sugar and cocoa in a bowl and set over a saucepan of gently simmering water. Stir until the mixture is glossy and smooth. Remove from the heat and allow the icing to cool completely.
• Beat well until the cold icing becomes thick, then spread over the cooled cake. *Chocolate mud cake should only be frozen un-iced.
• Indulge in this marvelous cake warm with a dollop of ice-cream. Enjoy!