Chocolate mud cake is a delicious rich and decadent chocolate cake. This taste so moist and so fudgy which makes you crave more and more.
Chocolate Mud Cake
This is a recipe which i wanted to bake so badly. This recipe is exactly made from bake like a pro famous chocolate mud cake video. I have watched that video lots and lots of time and managed to make this cake perfectly just like how he showed it..It was rich, dark and very fudgy and so chocolaty..So yum..
And please don't ask for the substitute for eggs in this recipe, because I don't know what you can substitute it with.
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This cake is very very rich and it is the tallest single tier cake which i ever baked. It came out so tall and the cake hold really well as well. Plus it was so soft and moist just like eating a chocolate bar. Follow the recipe which i have mentioned in the recipe to the T and you will have the perfect cake.I can assure you. You can never go wrong with this recipe.
I decorated this cake using a chocolate ganache, but you can use chocolate buttercream frosting too. You can leave this cake without frosting as well. And you can even split the cake half in the middle and frost it as well, so you have a two layered cake.
Chocolate Mud Cake Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 cups / 240 grams
- Cocoa Powder - ½ cup / 60 grams
- Baking Powder - 2 tsp
- Baking Soda / Cooking Soda - ½ tsp
- Salt - ½ tsp
- Water - ¾ cup / 180 ml
- Soft Unsalted Butter - 250 grams
- Milk - ½ cup / 120 ml
- Eggs - 4
- Sugar - 2 ¾ cup / 550 grams
- Dark Chocolate - 220 Grams chopped
- Instant Coffee Powder - 2 tblspn
- Oil - 2 tblspn
- Chocolate ganache - 1 batch
I made this as a b'day cake for my lil sis..I placed some kitkat bars all around the cakes and tied it with a ribbon, then i just arranged some coloured candy (m&m's or gems) on the sides of the cake.
How to Make Chocolate Mud Cake
- Preheat oven to 150 degree C. Line the base and sides of a 20 cm deep round pan with parchment paper..Make sure the parchment comes above the pan, since it will rise so much.
- Now time to make the batter. Take water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil
- Add in coffee, butter, dark chocolate and heat it gently till it is melted.
- Add in sugar and whisk well till it is completely melted.
- Pour this in a bowl and set aside to cool down a bit.
- Now sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Now add in milk to the chocolate mix, oil, add in one egg at a time and whisk it well.
- Add in the sifted flour mix in and mix well.
- Pour this in the prepared pan and pop it in oven for 1.45 hours to 2 hours.
- Now remove it from oven and let it cool completely.
- Now un mould from tin and cut the top with a serrated knife.
- Spoon the ganache on top and spread on all sides.
- Decorate as you wish. Chill in fridge for couple of hours.
- Serve.
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Easy Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 cups / 240 grams
- Cocoa Powder - ½ cup / 60 grams
- Baking Powder - 2 tsp
- Baking Soda / Cooking Soda - ½ tsp
- Salt - ½ tsp
- Water - ¾ cup / 180 ml
- Soft Unsalted Butter - 250 grams
- Milk - ½ cup / 120 ml
- Eggs - 4
- Sugar - 2 ¾ cup / 550 grams
- Dark Chocolate - 220 Grams chopped
- Instant Coffee Powder - 2 tblspn
- Oil - 2 tblspn
- Chocolate ganache - 1 batch
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 150 degree C. Line the base and sides of a 20 cm deep round pan with parchment paper..Make sure the parchment comes above the pan, since it will rise so much.
- Now time to make the batter. Take water in a sauce pan and bring it to a boil
- Add in coffee, butter, dark chocolate and heat it gently till it is melted.
- Add in sugar and whisk well till it is completely melted.
- Pour this in a bowl and set aside to cool down a bit.
- Now sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Now add in milk to the chocolate mix, oil, add in one egg at a time and whisk it well.
- Add in the sifted flour mix in and mix well.
- Pour this in the prepared pan and pop it in oven for 1.45 hours to 2 hours.
- Now remove it from oven and let it cool completely.
- Now unmould from tin and cut the top with a serrated knife.
- Spoon the ganache on top and spread on all sides.
- Decorate as you wish. Chill in fridge for couple of hours.
- Serve.
Chocolate Mud Cake Step by Step
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Start by lining a 20 cm cake pan on the base and sides.. you can see how much paper i have left in the sides, because we will be filling batter till top so it will rise.. |
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| chop dark chocolate into small piece |
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| Take water in a saucepan |
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| add in instant coffee powder..I added little water to it to dilute it |
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| add a good amount of butter |
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| now add in chocolate |
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| once it is melted..add in sugar |
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| now you have to mix it on low heat till sugar is melted |
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| Now the sugar is melted |
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| pour it in a large bowl |
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| you have to cool it little |
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| Now lets sift the dry ingredients together..Take maida |
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| add in cocoa powder |
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| baking soda and baking powder |
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| add little salt |
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| sift it well |
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| Now take the chocolate mix |
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| add in milk |
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| add in oil |
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| eggs and whisk well |
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| now it is mixed well |
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| add n dry ingredients |
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| mix well |
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| Once it is mixed |
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| pour it into the pan..it will come till the top |
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| baked |
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| look how much it has risen |
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| once it is completely cooled, remove it from pan |
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| Make a batch of chocolate ganache..Recipe here |
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| i sliced the top of the cake..a little |
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| time to decorate |
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| spoon ganache on top |
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| spread it evenly |
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| on sides |
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| Spread on top as well |
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| You can leave it like this plain and simple |
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| You can give textures like these using the knife |
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| Look how moist and soft it looks |
manisha
Please give me eggless version
Aarthi
@manishawill soon share a eggless version
Anusuya
I too want an eggless version!!
so_yellow
It would be great to get this as a more healthy version...like for folks who cannot eat soooo much sugar and butter. It's truly not that good for your tummy:(
Anonymous
Very buttery
saranya rajesh
Hi madam cake is super but one clarification if we adding egg means no need beat using egg beater ?
saranya rajesh
Hi madam cake is super but having one clarification if we adding egg means no need to beat the egg with egg beater a
saranya rajesh
Hi madam cake is so yummy but having one clarification if we adding egg means no need to beat the egg using egg beater
saranya rajesh
Hi madam cake is so yummy but having one clarification if we adding egg means no need to beat the egg using egg beater
Aarthi
@saranya rajeshnormal whisk is enough
Anonymous
Please share eggless version .
Anonymous
Mam.. Can u say how to bake this in electric cookware
Aarthi
@Anonymousnot sure about that
Anonymous
Hi Aarti, just wanted to know if this recipe can be halved? Looking forward for your reply. Thank you
Anonymous
Can this recipe be halved??
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can halve the recipe, reduce the cooking time accordingly
Priscilla
Hi mam
Can you give the temperature and baking time plz
Aarthi
@Priscillait is mentioned in the writen part of the recipe
Vincy John
hi Aarati, can we bake the same cake in Pressure cooker, if so plz tell how much time should be given
Aarthi
@Vincy Johnnot sure about pressure cooker. but you can halve the recipe and bake in cooker
Anonymous
Plz give us substitute for eggs...wld b appreciated 🙂
Aarthi
@AnonymousI am really sorry, there is no sub for eggs in this recipe. will soon share a eggless version of this soon
Scott
Hi Aarthi,
I made this cake yesterday for a birthday party in Sydney Australia.
It is absolutely delicious and moist. Thank you for sharing this excellent recipe.
Kind Regards,
Scott
rukhaiya haji hussaini
Hi aarti
Can I make this a day before
Will it taste good or will it become hard in fridge?????
Ambili Madhu
Pictures and writing is so clear...I loved ur blog very much..
Aarthi
@rukhaiya haji hussainiyes u can make it the day before. remove the cake from fridge few hours before serving
Anonymous
Hi ,
What can be substituted for baking soda ?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyou cannot sub baking soda. it is must
Rani.
Hi, Today I have tried the chocolate mud cake.Center part didn't rise. Looks like well.
Cant get the dome shape.I did it in the cooker.plz help.
Aarthi
@Rani.it will be little sink in the center
Anonymous
Fingers crossed.. Just now popped it in the oven.. But I used a 26 inch pan and did not use the lining as the batter was half way through.. Will it affect my cake.. ? And a silly doubt -- the timer is 60 min and should I turn the timer again when it stops ? What if I check my cake after 60 min .?
Aarthi
@Anonymousu can check the cake if it is done. I think u might face a problem of take it from the tin..not sure though..
Anonymous
can i use a large spring pan?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can
Anonymous
@Aarthi I used a spring pan and so did not have problem with that but my cake completely sinked in at the center. What might be the problem ? but tasted like the one I bought at ambrosia. Thank you for the recipe arthi.
Aarthi
@Anonymousif ur cake pan is smaller it may sink.
Anonymous
Looks yummy ! Could this recipe be baked in a loaf pan ?
Anonymous
How much water to boil?
Aarthi
@Anonymousu need 3/4 cup of water
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can, but this recipe will make around 2 to 3 loaf cakes
Anonymous
how much time do you think it would take? 40-45 mins?
Aarthi
@Anonymousnot sure, you have to keep a eye on it
Poornima Ravikumar
How much time we should keep for pre-heating the oven
Anonymous
Wow I can't wait to try this recipe it sounds great!! Question, the pictures show the cake as moist as I've ever seen, is it from the ganache?
Unknown
This looks amazing.... Can I use a rectangular pan?? any idea if so on the time?
Aarthi
you can use that pan. timing may vary.
Brianna Learmonth
I just make this cake but with only half of the recipe and it turned out amazing, it is by far one of the best cakes I have ever made.
Michelle Vella
Can I cover this cake in fondant. It looks like a great recipe!
Anonymous
I would -mud cakes arendense so great for covering in ganache or buttercream and then fondant - you can get a good finish with fondant in my opinion:-)
Michelle Vella
Can I cover this cake with Fondant? It looks like a great recipe!
Anonymous
great recipe and detailed post. is it unsweetened cocoa you used or dutch processed? can we use dutch cocoa as there's baking soda?
Unknown
in the written recipe it doesnt say to put in the oil! i have just put mine in the oven (minus the oil) which im just realising now! fingers crossed it comes out ok haha
Unknown
Is this cooked in a conventional or fan-forced oven?
Rachelle Hopkins
This was the most delicious, moist cake I have ever made. I covered it with ganache and then fondant and it turned out wonderful. Didn't put the oil in but it appeared not to need it. And the cooking time needed was only 1hr 25. Will definitely be making this one again. Thank you!
Andrea Kostelnikova
The amount of sugar seems excessive for the flour amount. Isn't be the cake sickly sweet? I am tempted to nearly halve the amount of sugar as my chocolate is quite sweet. Will it affect the final consistency if i use only 300g of sugar?
Unknown
Hi Arthi, can u let me know where to get dark chocolate bar in Nagercoil.
Suba
Hi Arthi can you please suggest where to get such dark chocolate bars used in the above recipe at Nagercoil?
Ingrid
Are you using a convection (fan-forced) oven or a conventional oven? The temp (translated to fahrenheit is only 300) seems kind of low but your bake time IS very long so that might be the correct temp even for a conventional oven.
Ishi Agarwal
same question... can we bake this in convection oven (the normal oven with grill, convection and microwave), as i do not have an OTG...
plz help....
Aarthi
You can make this in convection mode.
Alka jain
Can we replace egg in this recipe
Aarthi
no i dont think so. will soon share a eggless version.
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi ,
Can i use dairy milk chocolate instead of dark chocolate
Aarthi
no dark chocolate is what needed
Aey Ryuzaki
how long you store this cake in fridge ?
what's the temperature of the fridge ? thanks
Aarthi
u can keep it for 3 to 4 days
Anonymous
How much oil to be added?
Aarthi
u need around 1 cup of oil
Carol B. ,phoenix,Az,USA
Aarthi,
A couple questions please. Can you convert butter & cocoa into US measures for me? Also, i would like to make this as a layer cake, can i use 3 - 9 inch pans and have the same fabulous result?
Carol B.
Phoenix, Az, USA
Aarthi
use 1 cup butter and 1/2 cup cocoa. yes u can make layer cake
Anonymous
Can I bake this without parchment paper????
Aarthi
It will stick to the pan
psahani thapar
Hi..tried to make this..but it became hard in centre
Aarthi
i think u have over baked it
Anonymous
Hi their can you freeze this cake and if so will it still have the moist consistancy
Aarthi
yes u can. Defrost at room temp before serving
juweriya imran
Can I bake it at a higher temp for lesser time?
Revathy S
Thanq so much for such a beautiful recipe... Made it on Easter... Hadn't got this much appreciation before.. It was the most delicious cake 💗
Faseeha Yaseen
what brand dark chops do yu use ?
Anuradha s nair
Can I make this in cooker if so can u tell me hw to do and how much time
Anuradha s nair
Can I make this in cooker if yes then how and time pls
Mallika
Hullo Aarthi ! Loved the recipe and the picture by picture description. Only wanted one clarification ...you have mentioned two cups flour , but written 240 gms flour. One cup is equal to 240 gms , so total flour used is 480 gms?
Aarthi
no 1 cup flour measures 120 grams.
Nupur
Hey can you tell me the temperature and time required for convection microwave?
Nikki
Hi,
I have made your cake MANY times and it is amazing but I wanted to let you know that I am confident you metric measurements (ml/g) are wrong. I have experiemented with both and when I bake using cups etc it comes out perfectly. But when I use the imperial measurements the cake still tastes great but it always collapses in the middle. This is due to their not being enough structure to the cake i.e. not enough flour. When I use cups I use almost double as much flour.
It’s an amazing cake but I would recommend using the cups measurements to get the cake to rise properly.
Andrea
Hi was wanting to make this in a 10inch square tin so can you just double the recipe and cook for longer.
Can you please help me. How much and how long.
Thanks
Amanda
Let me just say WOW!!!!!! This recipe is amazing. I made it for a staff lunch and it was a hit. I just made one huge cake and used a glass as a cookie cutter and made around 7 individual mud cakes. I also used your ganache recipe with the milk and butter and it was amazing. I have another in the oven as I type for my Dad's 78th Birthday. Forget the Cheesecake Factory you have a winner right here. I think it tasted so much better the day after so I am definitely going to put some away for tomorrow. Thank you again for sharing your recipes.
ELAINE C
Can you make this in a 10 inch tube pan?
Amy
Hi. Thanks for the recipe! I just put it in the oven when I realised that I didn't put the oil in! I can't see in the method where it's mentioned, but it is in the photos (which I wasn't looking at as I put it together). I hope it turns out ok!
Michael Ulrich
I tried this cake and it failed miserably. Half way through the cooking process, it fell. The cake tastes more like a brownie than a cake. I think that I will just get a Ghirardelli triple chocolate brownie mix and put it into a cake pan. a lot easier to make.
Aarthi
not sure why it didnt work for you. Sorry to hear about it.
Antilla
I used all milk chocolate in this recipe and it was awesome! Thank you for this recipe😊
Tina
Hi Aarti, Thank you for this fantastic recipe! I doubled it to make a Superman cake for my brother and it cut beautifully because of it's denseness, holds well and is so decadent to eat! Yes, it is a very rich cake but if you're going to splurge occasionally, this would be the cake to do it with. ❤️
Amber Winter
Hi just made this and put it in the oven.....only to find my oil still on the side.....you're written instructions forgot to say when to add it. Hopefully it won't be ruined as it's a birthday for this evening 😮
doris
the cake looks good but would omit the coffee since I dont drink it