White Chocolate Mud Cake

Submitted by Ireallyneedtochange

"It comes from a WW book my godmother got me for my birthday. me and my friend nic cooked it, and it was great fun. Don't cook it in a springform pan, it will leak. A nice idea for garnishing is grated milk chocolate, hence why we ended up grating the chocolate off kit kats."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 40mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 250 g butter
• 150 g white chocolate, chopped
• 440 g caster sugar
• 250 ml milk
• 225 g plain flour
• 75 g self raising flour
• 5 ml vanilla extract
• 2 eggs, beaten lightly
• for ganache
• 125 ml cream
• 300 g white chocolate, chopped coarsly

directions

1. preheat oven to quite low. Grease 20cm pan , and lne with baking paper.
2. Combine butter, chocolate,sugar, and milk in a saucepan and stir over low heat with a wooden spoon without boiling until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl, and cool for 15 minutes.
3. Whisk in flours then vanilla and egg, and pour mixture into the prepared pan.
4. Bake cake for 1 hour, then cover loosely with foil and bake for another hour. Discard foil, stand for 5 mins, then turn out onto a wire cooling rack turn upsidedown to cool.
5. Bring cream to the boil, then pour over the chocolate n a small bowl, stirring until the chocolate melts. cover, refridgerate, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes, or until spreadable.
6. Place cake on a serving plate and spread with ganache. Decorate as wished.