Melt-And-Mix Chocolate Chunk Mud Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

200 g butter, chopped
300 g good-quality dark chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup hot water
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup caster sugar
3 eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup self-raising flour
icing sugar, to serve

Preparation

Preheat oven to 160\u00b0C Grease a 6cm deep, 20cm (base) round cake pan. Line with baking paper.
Place butter, 200g chopped chocolate and hot water in a heatproof, microwave-safe bowl and microwave, uncovered, on HIGH for 2 to 3 minutes (stirring every minute with a metal spoon) or until smooth.
Add cocoa to warm chocolate mixture and stir until smooth.
Stir in vanilla, caster sugar and egg.
Sift flour over chocolate mixture and stir gently to combine.
Pour half the batter into cake pan. Sprinkle half the remaining chocolate over batter.
Top with remaining batter and the rest of the chopped chocolate.
Bake cake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre has moist crumbs clinging.
Allow cake to cool completely in pan.
Remove and dust with icing sugar. Serve.