Mud Cake

Ingredients

• 0 CAKE:
• 200 g NESTLÉ PLAISTOWE Premium Dark, chopped
• 2 tbsp NESCAFÉ BLEND 43
• 250 g butter, chopped
• 2 cup caster sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1.5 cup plain flour
• 0.5 cup self raising flour
• 0.25 cup NESTLÉ BAKERS’ CHOICE 100% Cocoa 190g
• 0 FROSTING:
• 200 g NESTLÉ PLAISTOWE Premium Dark, chopped
• 0.5 cup pure cream

Instructions

1. 1

   cake

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   1. preheat oven to 160°c/140°c fan forced. grease and line a 23cm deep round cake pan with baking paper.

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   2. combine plaistowe premium dark chocolate, nescafÉ blend 43, butter, sugar and water in a medium saucepan; stir over low heat until melted, transfer to a bowl and cool slightly.

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   3. whisk in eggs; sift flours and NESTLÉ baking cocoa and whisk into chocolate mixture until combined.

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   4. pour into prepared pan and bake 1 1/2 hours until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. note - there may be a little moist mixture on metal skewer when inserted into the centre of the cake. this is normal, do not overcook cake.

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   5. stand cake in pan for 10 minutes before turning out to cool on a wire rack.

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   frosting

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   3. spread frosting over top and sides of cake.