Chocolate Mud Cake

Serve this deliciously dense cake for dessert with a dollop of cream and
some fresh berries.
Prep. Time 15 minutes
Cooking Time 1- 1 hours
Serves 8
Skill Level
what you need
2 cups brown sugar
1 cups strong black coffee
250g butter
220g CADBURY Dark Baking Chocolate, chopped
2 eggs
1 cups flour
cup self raising flour
cup CADBURY Bournville Cocoa
CADBURY Bournville Cocoa, extra, for dusting
Baked pears, for serving, optional
Cream, for serving
make it
1.
COMBINE the sugar, coffee, butter and chocolate in a saucepan and cook gently,
stirring until the sugar has dissolved and ingredients are well combined. Do not
allow to boil. Transfer mixture to a bowl and cool for 30 minutes.
2.
ADD the eggs and beat well, then stir in the sifted flours and Cocoa until well
combined. Pour into a greased and base-lined 28cm 18cm slab pan.
3.
BAKE in a moderately slow oven 150C for 1- 1 hours or until cooked. Cool in the
pan. Dust with extra Cocoa before slicing and serve with baked pears and cream, if
desired.
Baked Pears
Serves 8
Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 1 hours
Ingredients
4 pears, peeled, cored and halved
2/3 cup caster sugar
30g butter, chopped
2 tablespoons water
1 vanilla pod, split
Method
1.
PLACE the pears into a shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with sugar and dot with butter.
Add water and vanilla pod to dish and cover with foil.
2.
BAKE in a moderately slow oven 150C for 1 hours. Increase heat to 200C,
remove foil and bake for a further 10-15 minutes or until lightly coloured.
To view this recipe online, please visit
http://www.cadburykitchen.com.au/recipes/view/chocolate-mud-cake/2/