Chocolate Mud Cakecakes 1 cake: 250 gm butter 1 1/2 cup hot water 2 cup castor sugar 1/4 cup cocoa 1 tablespoon instant coffee 200 gm dark cooking chocolate 1 1/2 cup sr flour 2 eggs 1 vanilla 1 icing: 125 gm dark cooking chocolate 125 gm unsalted butter 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. |
