CHOC-HAZELNUT MUD CAKE

Serves for 5

Ingredients:
· 250g butter, chopped
· 1 x 200g block dark chocolate, chopped
· 2 cups caster sugar
· 1 cup hot water
· 1 ½ cups plain flour
· ¼ cup cocoa powder
· 2 eggs, beaten lightly
· 1 cup coarsely chopped roasted hazelnuts
· Extra chopped roasted hazelnuts and chocolate curls to decorate

Ganache
· 1 x 200g block dark chocolate, chopped
· ½ cup thickened cream


Here we go….

1. Grease a deep, 20cm-round cake pan; line base and side with baking paper. Preheat oven at 160°C.

2. Combine butter, chocolate, sugar and water in a pan. Stir over low fire until chocolate melts. Remove; cool for 20 mins. Whisk in sifted floors and cocoa, then eggs. Stir in hazelnuts. Pour into prepared pan.

3. Bake for about 2 hours. Cool cake in pan. Meanwhile, prepare ganache: Melt chocolate and crem in a pan over low fire. Remove from fire; cool at room temperature until the mixture is of spreadable consistency.

4. Spread ganache over cake top. Decorate with extra nuts and chocolate curls.


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