Donna Hay Caramel Mud Cake Food

CARAMEL MUD CAKE (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Grease a deep 22cm (standard) round cake pan and line base with non-stick baking paper.
• Combine butter, chocolate, sugar, syrup and milk in a medium pan.
• Stir over low heat until chocolate is melted and sugar dissolved.
• Transfer mixture to a large bowl and cool for 15 minutes.
• Whisk in sifted flour, baking powder, and eggs, pour into prepared pan and cook in a moderately slow oven (300 degrees) for 45-50 minutes.
• To make ganache, combine chocolate and cream in medium pan; stir over low heat until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
• Pour into a bowl and stand until a spreadable consistency.
• Spread ganache over top of cake and serve.

CARAMEL MUD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to moderately slow and grease a deep 23cm round cake pan; line base and sides with baking paper.
• Combine butter, chocolate, sugar, golden syrup and milk in a saucepan over low heat, without boiling, until smooth.
• Transfer to large bowl to cool for 15 minutes.
• Fold in sifted flours then add eggs 1 at a time.
• Pour into pan and bake for about 1 1/2 hours (check carefully as I did mine in an aga and it only took 50 minutes).
• Stand cake in pan 30 minutes and then turn onto wire rack to cool.
• Spread top and side with white chocolate ganache.
• White chocolate ganache:.
• Bring cream to boil in small saucepan, pour over chocolate in small bowl stirring until chocolate melts - refrigerate, stirring occasionally about 30 minutes or until spreadable.