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Mud: Mocha Mud Cake with Espresso

Source of Recipe

Death by Chocolate Cakes


Recipe Introduction

I think the Mud Slide recipes is listed in category for SaucesDesserts-Filling.

List of Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, cut into tbl. pieces
1 teaspoon butter, melted
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups brewed strong coffee, hot
5 ounces unsweetened baking chcolate cut up
1/4 cup dark rum
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla


Recipe

Preheat the oven to 275ºF. Assemble a 9 x 2 3/4-inch nonstick springform pan with the bottom insert turned over (the lip of the insert facing down). Lightly coat the insides of the springform pan with some of the 1 teaspoon of melted butter. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper (or wax paper), then lightly coat the paper with more melted butter. Set aside. In a sifter combine 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Sift onto a large piece of parchment paper (or wax paper). Set aside until needed.

Place 1 3/4 cups hot coffee, 1/2 pound butter, 5 ounces chopped unsweetened chocolate, and 1/4 cup rum in the top half of a double boiler over medium-low heat. Use a rubber spatula to stir the mixture until the butter and chocolate are completely melted and combined with the coffee and rum, 2 1/2 to 3 minutes. The chocolate and butter may also be melted with the coffee and rum in a medium glass bowl in a microwave oven set at medium power for 2 minutes. After removing the mixture from the microwave oven, use a rubber spatula to stir until smooth and combined.

Transfer the melted butter and chocolate mixture to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle. Add 2 cups sugar and mix on low speed for 1 minute. Operate the mixer on low while gradually adding the sifted dry ingredients. Once they have been incorporated, about 1 minute, add 2 eggs and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract and mix on medium speed for 1 minute. Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a rubber spatula to finish mixing the ingredients until thoroughly combined. Pour the batter into the prepared springform pan. Place the pan on a baking sheet with sides on the center rack in the preheated oven.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 2 hours. Remove the cake from the oven and cool in the pan for 30 minutes. Release the cake from the springform pan and invert it onto a cake circle (or plate). Remove the bottom insert, then carefully peel the parchment paper away from the cake bottom. Turn the cake over, onto a cake circle (or plate) and set aside at room temperature while preparing the Mud Slide.