Chocolate Mud Cake

It's Chocolate Mud Cake kind of day!

Enough of cheesecake. Finally tried on chocolate mud cake today after procrastinating for few weeks. ;)

Here are the ingredients required:

Wet ingredients
2 large eggs
240ml warm water or coffee
240ml milk
120ml cooking oil
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Dry ingredients
245g flour
190g cocoa powder
7g baking soda
6g baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
200g castor sugar

Steps
1) Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.
2) Sift the mixture and then combine with castor sugar.

3) Combine all the wet ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well.
4) Slowly add in the dry ingredients (mixture (2)) and mix until smooth texture.

5) Pour into greased baking tray.

6) Bake for 35 mins for 180dC or according to your oven performance.
7) Tips: Cake is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

While baking, prepare the coating.

Dark chocolate butter ganache
200g dark chocolate (75% cocoa)
120g salted butter
125ml heavy cream

Steps
1) Add in dark chocolate and salted butter into a small bowl or saucepan and place it over medium-low heat for few minutes until both are soften and melt.
2) Pour the cream into the mixture and mix until smooth.
3) Refrigerate for 30-45 mins to cool down the ganache. Tips: Make sure it's loose enough to flow but thickened enough to stay on the cake.

Once ready, pour the ganache onto the cake to cover the whole cake. This is the fun part!

Put the cake back to fridge for at least 10 mins to let the ganache set to the cake.

Voila! Have a slice of chocolate mud cake with dark chocolate ganache and a cuppa rosemary tea! <3