Melt-and-mix Chocolate Chunk Mud Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 200 g butter, chopped
• 300 g good-quality dark chocolate, chopped
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup self-raising flour
• icing sugar, to serve

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 160°c grease a 6cm deep, 20cm (base) round cake pan. line with baking paper.
• 2 place butter, 200g chopped chocolate and hot water in a heatproof, microwave-safe bowl and microwave, uncovered, on high for 2 to 3 minutes (stirring every minute with a metal spoon) or until smooth.
• 3 add cocoa to warm chocolate mixture and stir until smooth.
• 4 stir in vanilla, caster sugar and egg.
• 5 sift flour over chocolate mixture and stir gently to combine.
• 6 pour half the batter into cake pan. sprinkle half the remaining chocolate over batter.
• 7 top with remaining batter and the rest of the chopped chocolate.
• 8 bake cake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre has moist crumbs clinging.
• 9 allow cake to cool completely in pan.
• 10 remove and dust with icing sugar. serve.