CAKE - Chocolate Mud Cake

By Aemelia

Ingredients

• 375 g (13 1/2 oz) butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups (230 g / 7 7/8 oz) brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups (300g / 10 1/2 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 2/3 cup (80 g / 3 oz) cocoa powder, double sifted
• 200 g (7 oz) dark chocolate, melted
• 3/4 cup (180 ml / 6 fl oz) milk

Details

Adapted from almostbourdain.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 160C (320F).
Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat for 8-10 minutes, or until the mixture is light and creamy.
Gradually add the eggs and beat well.
Fold through the flour, baking powder, cocoa and melted chocolate and stir in the milk.
Spoon the mixture into a 22cm (8 1/2 in) round cake tin lined with non-stick baking paper and bake for 1 1/4 hours or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
Cool in the tin.
To serve, dust with cocoa and serve with cream.