Arkansas Mud Cake Recipes

MUD CAKE

Steps:

• Coat a 6-in. springform pan with cooking spray and dust with flour; set aside. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until blended. Stir in pecans. , Transfer to prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , For frosting, in a small saucepan, combine the butter, milk and cocoa; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; beat in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla. , Place springform pan on a wire rack. Immediately spread marshmallow creme over hot cake. Drop 2 tablespoons of frosting over creme; cut through with a knife to swirl. Cool completely. , Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; remove sides of pan. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with pecans.

MUD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degree C (160 degree for fan forced oven).
• Grease a 6cm deep x 22cm round cake tin and line base and sides with baking paper.
• Sift flours and cocoa together.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, add chocolate, sugar and cold water.
• Cook, stirring constantly for 3 to 4 minutes or until smooth.
• Transfer to a large bowl and let cool for 10 minutes.
• Add eggs and stir to combine and then add sifted flours and cocoa, stirring until smooth.
• Pour mixture into prepared tin.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until a skewer inserted in the centre has moist crumbs clinging.
• Stand for 10 minutes in tin and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
• Chocolate Ganache.
• Place chocolate and cream in a small saucepan over medium low heat, stirring constantly for 3 to 4 minutes or until smooth.
• Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until thick enough to spread.
• Spread over the cake and top with chocolate flakes.
• Stand for 10 minutes or until ganache is set.
• Serve and enjoy.

ULTIMATE MUD CAKE

Steps:

• Grease 22 cm round tin, and line with baking paper. Make sure paper is extended 5cms above top of tin.
• Cut unsalted butter cut into cubes.
• Melt Chocolate, Butter, Water and coffee over hot water bath.
• Stir to combine and cool.
• Sift plain flour, self raising flour, cocoa powder and Bi-Carb Soda into a bowl.
• Stir in castor sugar.
• Make a well in the centre.
• In a jug mix together eggs, oil and buttermilk.
• Stir egg mixture into flour mixture with large metal spoon do not to overstir.
• Then gradually stir in melted chocolate mixture.
• Pour mixture into prepared tin, and bake at 160 C for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
• If cake still looks wet/raw in middle, bake for 5-10 mins more.
• When cooked, remove from oven.
• Cool in tin until completely cold before turning out.
• Can be refridgerated in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks, or in a cool dry place for 1 week.
• Can be frozen for up to 2 months.
• Decorate cake as desired with your favourite Ganache recipe.

ARKANSAS MUD CAKE

Steps:

• Using electric mixer, and in a large bowl, cream butter.
• Slightly beat eggs and add to butter.
• Mix well.
• Add coconut sugar, flour, cocoa, vanilla, and nuts; mix together.
• This is a heavy batter.
• Do not beat.
• Spread batter in greased 9x13x2 inch pan.
• Bake at 350 ¡F for about 45 minutes.
• As soon as cake is taken from oven, spread marshmallow creme over top.
• Cool for 20 minutes.
• To prepare frosting, mix together all frosting ingredients, except nuts, using slow speed of mixer.
• Pour over marshmallow creme.
• Top with nuts.