Mud Cake

Name: Mud Cake
Ingredients: 250 g butter; 150 g dark chocolate, chopped; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup hot water; 1/3 cup whiskey; 4 teaspoons dry instant coffee; 1 1/2 cups plain flour (all purpose); 1/4 cup self-raising flour; 1/4 cup cocoa powder; 2 eggs, lightly beaten

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

250 g butter
150 g dark chocolate, chopped
2 cups sugar
1 cup hot water
1/3 cup whiskey
4 teaspoons dry instant coffee
1 1/2 cups plain flour (all purpose)
1/4 cup self-raising flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 eggs, lightly beaten

Directions

1

Grease a 23cm slab pan, line the bottom with paper, grease the paper.
2

Combine butter, chocolate, sugar, water, whisky and coffee in a double saucepan or a heatproof bowl, stir over hot water until the chocolate is melted and mixture smooth; cool to luke warm.
3

Transfer the mixture to a large bowl, stir in the sifted flours and cocoa, then the eggs.
4

it's quite a thin batter, so don't panic!
5

Pour into the prepared tin and bake in a moderately slow oven for about 1 1/4 hours.
6

Stand 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool.
7

Serve dusted with sifted icing (confectioner's) sugar, and whipped cream if you wish.