White Chocolate Mud Cake

I always get something else when I search for something else :D I'm sure many would agree with this!! :)) So this time's mission impossible was searching for chocolate chips in "MY" drawer in our pantry ( yes yes! I emphasised "MY" because it's my haven!! :) I have all my precious stuff like cookie cutters, chocolate slabs,food colours, my share of cocoa powder :D,coloured sprinklers,almonds,cashewnuts, parchment paper,baking tins, icing set,cookie press,essence...soooo many rite!! No wonder I can never find what I want...but don't think its a mess... its the most well kept drawer ! 100% better than my clothes cupboard!! :D

So instead of finding the chocolate chips, I found a small packet of white chocolate slab securely bound with a rubber band... How did I forget that?? Luckily it wasn't spoilt!! :)

Now that I laid my hands on it I HAVE to do something. And my search ended when I found this recipe. It sounded good! But again no guarentee :) But I was all set to go ahead and try! And trust me I'm glad I did!! :)

White Chocolate Mud Cake:

Recipe adapted from RecipeZaar

Ingredients
250 g butter
200 g white chocolate
200 ml water
1 1/2 cups caster sugar
1 3/4 cups plain flour
1 cup self-raising flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Icing
125 g butter
125 g white chocolate, melted
3/4 cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon thickened cream

Directions
1.Heat butter, chocolate, water and sugar in a saucepan stirring until melted and well combined.
2.Sift flours together into a bowl and blend in chocolate mixture, eggs and vanilla Pour into a greased and base lined 20cm round cake tin.
3.Bake in a moderate oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes until cooked when tested.
4.To make icing cream butter, blend in remaining ingredients.

I din't ice the cake as I was in no mood for an extra dose of butter ( for a change! ;D ) Instead I melted some dark chocolate and piped out some designs using a plastic baggie ( with the ends snipped off).

This recipe for sure is a keeper. The texture is a bit mushy (the name says it all- MUD!!) but tastes really good!! Luckily I felt there was no need for that extra dose of butter because the cake would have been TOO sweet otherwise.

I am sending this as an entry for the event on my own blog Let's Celebrate! Hope to see many more entries other than just mine!! ;D

-Ria