Ultimate Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe: Rich, Decadent, and Irresistibly Moist

• Pre heat oven 160C for 1 hour.

  For a 16 cm round tin or 14 cm square tin line the bottom and sides with baking paper.
• Sift flour, cocoa powder and bicarbonate soda together into a large bowl. Add the caster sugar to the flour mixture and stir until well combined. Use a whisk to do this.
• Place egg, buttermilk, vanilla extract in a bowl and whisk until well combined.

  Put chocolate, butter coffee and water in a saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally.

  When chocolate and butter has melted remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture and stir until well combined.

  Add the chocolate mixture to the egg and flour mixture in 3 batches, stirring until combined after each addition.
• Bake for 1 hour or when a clean skewer is inserted comes out clean.

Ganache

• Place chocolate and cream in a medium pan over a low heat. Stir frequently and remove from heat when chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth. If necessary allow the ganache to cool at room temperature to obtain a spreadable consistency.