Same to you Wanda ,
We don't have one down here , but we do have a Holiday
for the Queens Birthday on 1st Monday in June .
so that's next week.
Here is a recipe for all you girls in the States .
Chocolate Mud Cake
Ingredients
1 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 cup milk
1/2 cup oil
250g dark chocolate, broken up or roughly chopped
1 cup hot strong coffee, can be strong instant
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup Chelsea White or Raw Sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
2 eggs
For the Chocolate Ganache icing
400g dark chocolate, broken into pieces
1 cup cream
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line the base of a 22 - 23 cm spring-form
tin with non-stick baking paper and spray with non-stick baking spray.
Mix the lemon juice with the milk and set aside for it to sour the milk.
Place oil, chocolate and hot coffee in a microwave bowl or small saucepan
and heat gently, stirring often, until chocolate is melted and the mixture smooth.
Cool. In a large bowl, mix the flour baking soda, baking powder, sugar and cocoa.
Mix the eggs and soured milk into the cooled chocolate mixture then whisk this
into the dry ingredients.
Add the eggs to the cooled chocolate mixture, whisking to incorporate the
mixture into the dry ingredients. Combine thoroughly. Pour into the prepared tin
and bake for 1 hour. When tested, fudgy crumbs will still adhere to a skewer.
This is the desirable sticky mud cake consistency. Cool for 15 minutes in the tin,
then turn out and cool further on a wire rack. When cold, split the cake in half
using a serrated knife and fill the centre and frost the top with thick
Chocolate Ganache icing.
For the Icing
Place both chocolate and cream in a saucepan and stir over medium heat
until chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Cool then refrigerate
for 30 - 40 minutes until the mixture is a thick spreading consistency.
Chill the frosted cake and serve with softly whipped cream or thick yoghurt.
Serves 10-12
Nice size for a holiday treat