I want to make one for my partner for fathers day but ones I have tried in the past arnt as moist as the ones you can buy and can I use whittakers dark cacao choclate block to make it??? :)

bananabear - 2009-09-03 11:26:00

I make the one on the Nestle Melts Paket And split in the middle like on the picture and put a layer of ganache

crails - 2009-09-03 13:02:00

sounds good I think I have a pack of those excuse my ignorance but what is ganache?

bananabear - 2009-09-03 13:06:00

its a chocolate and cream decadent icing The one on the back of the nestle melts pack is 175g melted chocolate mixed with 1/2 cup cream I think. then leaven in fridge to thicken.

strange - 2009-09-03 13:51:00

Don't add too much cream otherwise it doesn't thicken properly

crails - 2009-09-04 09:36:00

yeah,, have to admit the ganache didnt go real thick but then again didnt leave it in the fride that long. Maybe 1/3 would be better to try?

strange - 2009-09-04 09:59:00

can you use the milk choc ones I have the recipe from the dark choc one but only got milk choc? or use the whittakers choc maybe?

bananabear - 2009-09-04 12:44:00

I've used milk chocolate melts before its been fine, probably 1/4C of cream is what I normally use I heat it in a pot without boiling then add the remaining melts and give it a good stir to get it melting quick

crails - 2009-09-04 13:18:00

o yummm I would start the day with this.... a very personal treat if you have the time.lol.
We love that chocolate mug cake, but I cook it in two little ramikins, and serve it with a little ice cream.
4 Tblsp of plain flour, 3 Tblsp of sugar, 1 Tblsp cocoa, 1 egg, 3 Tblsp milk, 3 Tblsp vege oil, 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla, mix. I split this into two portions as we found it a bit rich. Cook in the microwave. mine takes 1 minute only.1000 watt. Enjoy.

pickles7 - 2009-09-04 14:35:00

here is my mud cake recipe every time I make it I always get asked for the recipe.
200 grams butter
200 grams Cooking Chocolate
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup hot water
2 tablespoons coffee optional
1 cup plain flour
3/4 cup self-raising flour
1/2 cup Cocoa
2 eggs, lightly beaten

paghan - 2009-09-04 14:42:00

This is a great easy mud cake... 250gm butter, 200gm best quality dark chocolate, 2c caster sugar, 1 1/3c water, 1 tsp instant coffee, 3/4c plain flour, 3/4c self raising flour, 1/4c cocoa, 3 eggs lightly beaten. In large saucepan add first 5 ingredients. Melt together over low heat until sugar has dissolved & butter melted. Allow to cool 10mins. Sift in the flours and cocoa. Beat gently. Add the eggs & mix gently. Pour mix into lined 22cm round cake tin. Bake @ 150°C for 1 3/4 hours. Could take up to 2 hours depending on cake tin and oven. Ice with ganache when cold.

rkcroft - 2009-09-04 14:43:00

method Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease and line a 24cm springform pan.
Place first five ingredients in pan, stir over low heat until sugar has dissolved and mixture is smooth, cool.
Fold in sifted flours, Baking Cocoa and eggs.
Pour mixture into prepared pan.
Bake for 1 hour until cooked, cool completely in pan before turning out.

paghan - 2009-09-04 14:43:00

Keeping alive Bump

wron - 2009-09-10 22:08:00

i tried the boston mud cake at the cheese cake shop about a month or so ago that was sooo nice anyone have that recipe

morgana-rose - 2009-09-14 23:37:00

Bumping `

snowflake11 - 2009-09-18 19:26:00

Back to P1 Bump

wron - 2009-09-24 20:54:00

Getting a bit close to bottom Bump

wron - 2009-10-01 16:55:00

mudcake bump

bev00 - 2009-10-08 10:34:00

I think sophie's grays.. Dana's chocolate cake is the best

It is economical and just as good as a mud cake. Plus easy to make

Dana's chocolate cake

1 2/3 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking SODA
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups milk
100g melted butter
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 180 C
Grease 20cm diameter ckae tin and line with baking paper

Put all ingredients into a bowl or food processor and mix till combined.

Pour into prepared tin

Bake for 50mins, until the cake rises and springs back when gently pressed and a skewer poked into the centre comes out clean.

Cool
Make frosting

100g butter
250g icing sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
milk to mix
1 tsp vanilla
Put butter, icing sugar and cocoa in food processor, pulse till combined, add milk and pulse, keep adding milk till you have a soft spreadable icing. Add vanilla

Slice cake in half horizontally and spread frosting on bottom half, replace top half and cover whole cake with frosting.

(i have also made it as muffins, baking for approx 10 mins and it works GREAT. I generally put the frosting on them and then freeze and pull out as required!)

strange - 2009-10-08 18:52:00

Don't suppose anyone has Sophie Gray's caramel and chocolate mud cake recipe?

kylie_m - 2009-10-08 18:54:00

Thanks Strange.

mybooks - 2010-09-14 20:47:00

anyone for mudcake?

bev00 - 2011-09-14 21:50:00

bananabear wrote:

I want to make one for my partner for fathers day but ones I have tried in the past arnt as moist as the ones you can buy and can I use whittakers dark cacao choclate block to make it??? :)

ok
250 grams butter 250 grams sugar 3 cups self raising flour vanilla 3 eggs 4 heapet desert spoons cocoa dash milk
mix together well in a bowl and pour in to a lined tim bake for 30 min on 180 . simple and rich ... use a ganash to coat when cool

arl5 - 2011-09-14 21:54:00

I got this receipe of TM and have made it alot, it is just lovely

Coca Cola Fudge Cake

1 3/4 C Flour
2 C Brown Sugar
3/4 C Cocoa
2 t baking Soda
1 t baking powder
dash salt
2 eggs
1/2 C oil
1 C Cola
1 C of Buttermilk (I actually use trim Milk and it works)
1 t vanilla
Sift all dry ingredients into mixing bowl
Add wet and beat on medium to high speed till combined. Make sure you line you tin with gladbake if the tin is spring form as this is a very wet mix.
But being such a wet mix its is a moist almost mud cake texture. In fact we used to wholesale it as mud cake.
Bake in 9 x 13 Inch cake tin at 350 F or until prong comes out clean.

mackenzie2 - 2011-09-15 09:28:00

too good to lose to the ether...

bev00 - 2012-09-14 23:41:00

This one here. Tried and tested and very light moist and yummy. I use 125g whittikars 72% and 125g Milk Choc. You can use all dark as well but I find it too strong.

http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/2006/07/chocolate-mud-cake
-recipe.html

marcs - 2012-09-15 00:59:00

How long do you need to cook your cake for Mackenzie2??

kjr64 - 2012-09-15 10:00:00

kjr64 wrote:

How long do you need to cook your cake for Mackenzie2??

Bake in 9 x 13 Inch cake tin at 180*C or until prong comes out clean. about 1 hour to 1 hr 10mins.
But keep checking it, The mixture is really really runny when you put it into the tin, but bakes to a nice texture...
I have been playing around with this, as I need something for a function we have coming up, after the cake has cooled, remove paper and put back into tin, spread a generous amount of berry sauce, smooth top, Beat in mixer 1 cup of cream, half cup of milk and a pkt of chocolate mousse mix, spread on top and let set, cuts really well and is delish with a blob of thickened cream

Edited by mackenzie2 at 1:45 pm, Sat 15 Sep

mackenzie2 - 2012-09-15 13:44:00

i use the $2 cake packets from countdown, i have been baking cakes for 3 years, and these are the best you dont need to add sugar. and just layer it with chocolate ganache. i use about 200grms of chocolate and just about 1/3-1/2 cup of cream.

donna_jo29 - 2012-09-15 18:01:00

What do you think would be the best chocolate to use for a mud cake?

bexta021 - 2012-09-16 14:20:00

bexta021 wrote:

What do you think would be the best chocolate to use for a mud cake?

I use whittikars either use 50% or use half and half of 72% and milk choc. I find using 72% on its own makes it too rich.

marcs - 2012-09-16 16:43:00

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/87/233382587_full.jp
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dgriffnz - 2012-09-17 18:05:00

kylie_m wrote:

Don't suppose anyone has Sophie Gray's caramel and chocolate mud cake recipe?

Can anyone please post this recipe from Sophie Gray ?

miffycat1 - 2012-09-19 17:30:00

Note - Dutch cocoa and real vanilla extract make it better!!!

DANA'S CHOCOLATE CAKE from Destitute Gourmet by Sophie Gray
Very moist cake, freezes well, either process in food processor or put all in
bowl and beat together.
1 & 2/3 c flour
1 & 1/2 t baking soda
1 & 1/2 c sugar
2/3 c cocoa powder
1 t salt
1 & 1/2 c milk
100g butter, melted
2 eggs
1 t vanilla essence
Oven at 180 C, grease a 20cm loose-bottom cake tin and line bottom - it is a very liquid mix and you don't want it to leak!! Put all ingredients into
processor and mix until smooth. Pour into tin, bake 50 min to 1 hour, check if done with skewer.
Can make double mix, put some in muffin tins (24) and rest of mix in cake tin. Muffins will take about 15 min to bake.
Can ice with Vienna icing, chocolate ganache or just dust with icing sugar.

Edited by willyow at 5:45 pm, Wed 19 Sep

willyow - 2012-09-19 17:43:00

I couldn't find a Sophie Gray mud cake but found this from her instead...

Caramello Brownie

Easy to make, and awfully good, lovers of the chocolate caramel combo will go weak at the knees. Serve cold as a sweet treat or warmed with ice cream as an after dinner delight.

150 g butter
3 eggs
1 ½ cups sugar
150 g dark chocolate
¼ cup cocoa
¾ cup flour
1 tsp vanilla essence

For the caramel
55 g butter
3/4 cup condensed milk
1 tbsp golden syrup

Preheat oven to 180°
Line a sponge roll tin with non stick baking paper.
In a medium saucepan melt 150 g butter. Stir in the sugar then remove from the heat and add the chocolate and vanilla. Beat in the eggs one at a time then sift in the flour and cocoa mixing well after each addition.
In a small saucepan melt the 55 g butter with the condensed milk and syrup. When melted and combined remove from the heat and pour into a jug.
Pour some of the chocolate mixture into a greased sponge roll tin then alternately pour in some of the caramel mixture, so the two are randomly spread about the tin. Use a meat skewer to swirl the caramel into the chocolate mix.
Bake at 180° for around 30 minutes. A knife inserted into the cake should come out clean but the texture should still be slightly fudgey. Allow to cool before cutting.

carpman - 2012-09-19 19:12:00

bumping for mudcake lovers

bev00 - 2013-09-19 20:45:00

I made this as a sample two weekends ago for a wedding cake.
210g butter, softened
2-1/4 cups caster sugar
4 eggs
2-3/4 cups flour
2 tsps baking powder
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup orange juice
1tsp baking soda 1/2 cup hot water.
Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and mix well after each, Add sifted flour, b powder, cocoa and mix lightly together. Fold in orange juice, lastly add baking soda which has been dissolved in the hot water. pour mixture into a well greased and lined 24-26cm tin. Bake for 45-60mins until cake is cooked. Allow cake to cool remove from tin and allow to go cold.
WHITE CHOCOLATE FROSTING 400g white chocolate
3/4 cup cream , melt together slowly and carefully beat well to remove all lumps, cool. 250g butter 1-1/4 cups of icing sugar, beat together until creamy, add white chocolate/cream and beat for 5-10mins. really important to get it white and creamy....Split cake into 3 sandwich together with white choco frosting then use the rest to cover the cake...I purchased my cocoa from cookessentials and it is the best, really more like powdered chocolate, I also did it all in my beautiful mixer also bought from cookessentials..the cake was made on the sat and they tried in on the monday and was devine. Keeps well.

This is the best chocolate cake ever very mosit

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2/3 cup cocoa
2/3 cup oil
1 cup milk
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup luke warm black coffee (2 tsp coffee in cup)

Put all ingredients in bowl (not coffee) beat with beater for 2 minutes. Thne stir in coffee, mixture will be running pour into cake tin and bake for about 45 minutes to an hour depending on tin size... You will love this easy mosit cake... Ice with Chocolate icing and sprinkle with a flake on top

Quotetarnz28 (266 ) 9:23 pm, Mon 4 Oct #5
Campmum's recipe - the best I've ever made:

Mississippi Mud Cake.

250g butter, 1&1/2 cups hot water, 2 cups sugar, 1 tbsp instant coffee, 200g dark cooking chocolate, 1/4 cup cocoa, 1&1/2 cup self-raising flour, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla essence.
Melt butter in pot, stir in hot water, coffee, sugar & chocolate. Stir until smooth. When cool, beat in eggs & ess. Add dry ingredients . Mix well. Pour into baking paper lined tin. Bake 180*C for 1 hr. Don't overcook!

Ganache Icing: 125g dark chocolate, 1/2 cup cream. Warm together, mix until smooth. Leave until spreadable consistency. Spread on cold cake or serve warm as a sauce.

Quotetjharris (677 ) 9:26 pm, Mon 4 Oct #6
The above recipe is what I use but it has 1/2 cup of whisky as well. Jack Daniels is the best! No vanilla!

Quotesoden (152 ) 9:35 pm, Mon 4 Oct #7

Mississippi Mud Cake

1 tblsp instant coffee
1/2 cup water
100g dark chocolate (I used Whittaker's dark ghana)
100g butter
1 cup sugar
1 tblsp whisky, sherry, brandy (don't need to use this)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda

Put coffee, water, broken up chocolate, butter and sugar into a microwave dish or saucepan and heat evough to melt the chocolate and dissolve the sugar, stirring at intervals if heating in microwave and all the time if heating on stove-top.
Cool mixture to room temperature. Stir in sherry or spirits if using.
Line a ring pan that will hold at least 6 cups of mixture with baking paper or a non-stick liner and butter or spray its sides carefully.
Beat eggs and vanilla. Sift flour and baking soda then combine the three mixtures. Mix long enough to get a smooth mixture that is thinner than most cake mixtures.
Pour in the prepared pan and bake at 150 degrees celsius for about an hour or until the sides of the cake shrink away from the sides of the pan a

bev00 - 2013-10-04 01:40:00

bump

spunkeymonkey - 2013-10-06 15:01:00

i use campmums mud cake recipe... has anyone put it up yet?... if u do a search on here u should find it... i use it for wedding cakes etc and it actually is better with freezing!

tomodew - 2013-10-07 17:12:00

tomodew have tried to find it but can't could you post thanks

allurs - 2013-10-07 18:59:00

allurs wrote:

tomodew have tried to find it but can't could you post thanks[/q

My Very Easy Choc Mudcake
250g butter, 1&1/2 cups hot water, 2 cups sugar, 1 tbsp instant coffee, 200g dark cooking chocolate, 1/4 cup cocoa, 1&1/2 cup self-raising flour, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla ess. Melt butter in pot, stir in hot water, coffee, sugar & chocolate. Stir until smooth. When cool, beat in eggs & ess. Add dry ingredients . Mix well. Pour into baking paper lined tin. Bake 180*C for 1 hr. Don't overcook! Ganache Icing: 125g dark chocolate, 1/2 cup cream. Warm together, mix until smooth. Leave until spreadable consistency. Spread on cold cake or serve warm as a sauce. YUMMY! I have doubled recipe in the past successfully. Made a large roasting dish size. Cook on lower temp for 1/2 hr longer. posted by campmum
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Is this the recipe you are looking for? I have it saved but have never made it.

jazz125 - 2013-10-07 20:17:00

many thanks

allurs - 2013-10-08 15:25:00

thats it allurs... awesome cake... just trying to find it myself again... lost my dam recipe book!

tomodew - 2013-11-26 17:30:00

Bumping so I can find the recipe during the week when I'm ready to bake

sarahb5 - 2014-01-19 14:38:00

mmm I make a dark choc brownie using caramel condensed milk very nice much the same as carpman 's recipe

fostey1 - 2014-01-19 18:29:00

I thoroughly recommend the Destitute Gourmets chocolate cake also. Lovely big cake and so moist and yummy. Always a hit.

vonkrum - 2014-01-19 18:52:00

fostey1 wrote:

mmm I make a dark choc brownie using caramel condensed milk very nice much the same as carpman 's recipe

Care to share? Have to make a slice for shared dinner next weekend and that sounds good ...

sarahb5 - 2014-01-19 18:55:00

keeping alive

bev00 - 2015-01-19 22:41:00

and again ..

bev00 - 2016-01-19 23:50:00

bumping up for choccy cake lovers

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