Caramel Mud Cake

Name: Caramel Mud Cake
Ingredients: 185 g butter, chopped; 150 g white chocolate, chopped coarsely; 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed; 1/3 cup golden syrup; 1 cup milk; 1 1/2 cups plain flour; 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 2 eggs; White Chocolate Ganache; 1/2 cup cream; 300 g white chocolate, chopped coarsely

11 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

185 g butter, chopped
150 g white chocolate, chopped coarsely
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/3 cup golden syrup
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups plain flour
1/2 cup self-raising flour
2 eggs
White Chocolate Ganache
1/2 cup cream
300 g white chocolate, chopped coarsely

Directions

1

Preheat oven to moderately slow and grease a deep 23cm round cake pan; line base and sides with baking paper.
2

Combine butter, chocolate, sugar, golden syrup and milk in a saucepan over low heat, without boiling, until smooth.
3

Transfer to large bowl to cool for 15 minutes.
4

Fold in sifted flours then add eggs 1 at a time.
5

Pour into pan and bake for about 1 1/2 hours (check carefully as I did mine in an aga and it only took 50 minutes).
6

Stand cake in pan 30 minutes and then turn onto wire rack to cool.
7

Spread top and side with white chocolate ganache.
8

White chocolate ganache:
9

Bring cream to boil in small saucepan, pour over chocolate in small bowl stirring until chocolate melts - refrigerate, stirring occasionally about 30 minutes or until spreadable.