Ultimate Mud Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Coat a 6-in. springform pan with cooking spray and dust with flour; set aside. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until blended. Stir in pecans. , Transfer to prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , For frosting, in a small saucepan, combine the butter, milk and cocoa; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; beat in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla. , Place springform pan on a wire rack. Immediately spread marshmallow creme over hot cake. Drop 2 tablespoons of frosting over creme; cut through with a knife to swirl. Cool completely. , Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; remove sides of pan. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with pecans.

Steps:

• Grease 22 cm round tin, and line with baking paper. Make sure paper is extended 5cms above top of tin.
• Cut unsalted butter cut into cubes.
• Melt Chocolate, Butter, Water and coffee over hot water bath.
• Stir to combine and cool.
• Sift plain flour, self raising flour, cocoa powder and Bi-Carb Soda into a bowl.
• Stir in castor sugar.
• Make a well in the centre.
• In a jug mix together eggs, oil and buttermilk.
• Stir egg mixture into flour mixture with large metal spoon do not to overstir.
• Then gradually stir in melted chocolate mixture.
• Pour mixture into prepared tin, and bake at 160 C for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
• If cake still looks wet/raw in middle, bake for 5-10 mins more.
• When cooked, remove from oven.
• Cool in tin until completely cold before turning out.
• Can be refridgerated in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks, or in a cool dry place for 1 week.
• Can be frozen for up to 2 months.
• Decorate cake as desired with your favourite Ganache recipe.

Steps:

• Preheat ovem to 175°C
• Heat the butter, chocolate, water and sugar in a saucepan stirring until melted and well combined.
• Sift flours together into a bowl and stir in the chocolate mixture. Add the eggs and vanilla.
• Pour into a greased and base lined 20cm round spring-form cake tin.
• Bake in the oven for 1 hour until cooked. Test cake with a metal skewer.
• Cool cake until it is ready to be iced. While doing this make the icing and sauce.
• ICING: bring cream to the boil, and then pour over the chocolate in a small bowl, stirring until the chocolate melts.
• Cover, refrigerate, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes, or until spreadable.
• Place cake on a serving plate and spread with white chocolate icing.
• RASPBERRY SAUCE: Crush the raspberries with water in a saucepan.
• Add sugar and cornstarch.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes.
• Push through a strainer & Cool down.
• Put the sauce into a ziplock bag, snip off the bottom and squiggle on top of the iced cake.

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Preheat oven to 150 °.
• Place first four ingredients in a saucepan over a low heat and stir until all ingredients are melted and combined. Take off heat and leave to cool for 10 minutes.
• Sift both flours together and add to cooled chocolate mixture, beat gently.
• Stir in eggs, sweetened condensed milk and passonfruit syrup.
• Pour the mixture into a deep round dish (20-22cm is ideal) and cook for 1 hourish - cooking times can vary greatly between ovens so keep checking with a toothpick.
• Leave to cool completely before turning out.
• Poke holes in cake with a skewer/toothpick and pour over 50ml of passionfruit through a sieve, leave to sit for an hour or so.
• Ice with ganache (see below).
• Ganache:.
• Using a double boiler system (a glass bowl sitting in a pot with 2 inches or so of water on a low heat works just as well) pour cream into the bowl and heat on a low temperature for 5 minutes.
• While waiting for cream to heat, grate chocolate as this speeds up the melting process once in the cream.
• Once cream is heated add grated chocolate and stir until melted and slightly thickened.
• Take off heat - add passionfruit/syrup. Leave to cool for 15 mins (at least) before putting on cake. I find that once it fully cools it goes thick very quickly so it is best to work quickly once you see this happening. To speed up the process you could put it in the fridge but I find this sometimes takes the glossy look away from the ganache.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Make a couple of chocolate cakes and break them up.
• Make the chocolate cake into a sandbox by placing in an inexpensive tray.
• Purchase a varity of"critters" from the candy section (gummy worms etc.), a couple of plastic sand shovels and a plastic bait box.
• Arrange in chocolate cake.
• Serve whipped cream made with crushed Heath bars in a plastic sand pail on the side for a topping.

Steps:

• To make the cake, preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9 × 13-inch baking pan.
• Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• Heat the butter, cocoa, and coffee in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, just until the butter is melted; remove from the heat, and cool slightly. Stir the dry ingredients into the chocolate mixture until smooth.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla, and then add this mixture to the chocolate batter, stirring until combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and bake for 25 minutes, or until it is springy to the touch and a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out mostly clean. Allow the cake to cool for 5 minutes on a wire rack, then top with the mini morsels and miniature marshmallows.
• While the cake is baking, make the icing. Melt the butter with the cocoa, instant espresso, hot water, and cream over medium-low heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, then remove from the heat. Stir in the confectioners' sugar, then the vanilla.
• Pour the warm icing over the cake and the chocolate chips and marshmallows, top with the chopped nuts, and cool completely before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160°C
• Grease a 4cm-deep, 22.5cm x 28cm (base) slab pan. Line with baking paper, allowing 2cm overhang at both long ends.
• Combine butter and dark chocolate in a large, heatproof, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on MEDIUM-HIGH for 3 to 4 minutes (stirring every minute with a metal spoon) or until almost melted.
• Add cocoa and whisk until smooth.
• Add sugar and mix well. Add one third of the egg and stir to combine. Repeat process with egg in 2 batches.
• Sift flour over chocolate mixture. Stir gently until just combined.
• Pour mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle Mars Bars over batter and press in slightly.
• Bake for 60 to 65 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre has moist crumbs clinging.
• Cool completely in pan.
• Cut into squares. Serve with cream.