Easy Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe (2024)

Published: Aug 28, 2022 | Last Updated On: Aug 28, 2022 by Aarthi

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Chocolate mud cake recipe is a delicious rich and decadent chocolate cake. This taste so moist and so fudgy which makes you crave more.

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1.About Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe

2.📖 Recipe Card

3.Easy Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe (Mud Cake)

4.Chocolate Mud Cake Step by Step Pictures

Chocolate Mud Cake

This is a recipe which i wanted to bake so badly. This recipe is exactly made from bake like a pro famous chocolate mud cake video. I have watched that video lots and lots of time and managed to make this cake perfectly just like how he showed it..It was rich, dark and very fudgy and so chocolaty. So yum.

And please don't ask for the substitute for eggs in this recipe, because you need eggs in this recipe for the cake to set.

About Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe

Chocolate mud cake is a delicious rich and decadent chocolate cake. This taste so moist and so fudgy which makes you crave more and more.

This cake is very very rich and it is the tallest single tier cake which i ever baked. It came out so tall and the cake hold really well as well. Plus it was so soft and moist just like eating a chocolate bar. Follow the recipe which i have mentioned in the recipe to the T and you will have the perfect cake.I can assure you. You can never go wrong with this recipe.

I decorated this cake using a chocolate ganache, but you can use chocolate buttercream frosting too. You can leave this cake without frosting as well. And you can even split the cake half in the middle and frost it as well, so you have a two layered cake.

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I made this as a b'day cake for my lil sis..I placed some kitkat bars all around the cakes and tied it with a ribbon, then i just arranged some coloured candy (m&m's or gems)on the sides of the cake.

Chocolate Mud Cake Ingredients

All Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 cups / 240 grams
Cocoa Powder - ½ cup / 60 grams
Baking Powder - 2 tsp
Baking Soda / Cooking Soda - ½ tsp
Salt - ½ tsp
Water - ¾ cup / 180 ml
Soft Unsalted Butter - 250 grams
Milk - ½ cup / 120 ml
Eggs - 4
Sugar - 2 ¾ cup / 550 grams
Dark Chocolate - 220 Grams chopped
Instant Coffee Powder - 2 tblspn
Oil - 2 tblspn
Chocolate ganache - 1 batch

How to Make Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe

Preparation

Preheat oven to 150 degree C. Line the base and sides of a 20 cm deep round pan with parchment paper..Make sure the parchment comes above the pan, since it will rise so much.

Chocolate Mud Cake Batter Preparation

Now time to make the batter. Take water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Add in coffee, butter, dark chocolate and heat it gently till it is melted. Add in sugar and whisk well till it is completely melted. Pour this in a bowl and set aside to cool down a bit.

Now sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Now add in milk to the chocolate mix, oil, add in one egg at a time and whisk it well. Add in the sifted flour mix in and mix well. Batter is done.

Baking Chocolate Mud Cake

Pour this in the prepared pan and pop it in oven for 1.45 hours to 2 hours. Now remove it from oven and let it cool completely.

Frosting & Serving Mud Cake

un mould from tin and cut the top with a serrated knife. Spoon the ganache on top and spread on all sides. Decorate as you wish. Chill in fridge for couple of hours. Serve.

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📖 Recipe Card

Easy Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe (Mud Cake)

Chocolate mud cake is a delicious rich and decadent chocolate cake. This taste so moist and so fudgy which makes you crave more and more.

5 from 5 votes

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours hours

Total Time: 2 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 16 servings

Calories: 428kcal

Ingredients

▢ 2 cups All Purpose Flour (240 grams)
▢ ½ cup Cocoa Powder (60 grams)
▢ 2 tsp Baking Powder
▢ ½ tsp Baking Soda
▢ ½ tsp Salt
▢ ¾ cup Water (180 ml)
▢ 250 grams Unsalted Butter
▢ ½ cup Milk (120 ml)
▢ 4 Eggs
▢ 2¾ cup Sugar
▢ 220 grams Dark Chocolate chopped
▢ 2 tbsp Instant Coffee Powder
▢ 2 tbsp Oil
▢ Chocolate ganache

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 150 degree C. Line the base and sides of a 20 cm deep round pan with parchment paper..Make sure the parchment comes above the pan, since it will rise so much.
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Now time to make the batter. Take water in a sauce pan and bring it to a boil
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Add in coffee, butter, dark chocolate and heatit gently till it is melted.
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Add in sugar and whisk well till it is completely melted.
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Pour this in a bowl and set aside to cool down a bit.
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Now sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
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Now add in milk to the chocolate mix, oil, add in one egg at a time and whisk it well.
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Add in the sifted flour mix in and mix well.
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Pour this in the prepared pan and pop it in oven for 1.45 hours to 2 hours.
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Now remove it from oven and let it cool completely.
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Now unmould from tin and cut the top with a serrated knife.
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Spoon the ganache on top and spread on all sides.
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Decorate as you wish. Chill in fridge for couple of hours.
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Serve.

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Chocolate Mud Cake Step by Step Pictures

Take all your ingredients

Start by lining a 20 cm cake pan on the base and sides..
you can see how much paper i have left in the sides,
because we will be filling batter till top so it will rise..

chop dark chocolate into small piece

Take water in a saucepan

add in instant coffee powder..I added little water to it to dilute it

add a good amount of butter

now add in chocolate

once it is melted..add in sugar

now you have to mix it on low heat till sugar is melted

Now the sugar is melted

pour it in a large bowl

you have to cool it little

Now lets sift the dry ingredients together..Take maida

add in cocoa powder

baking soda and baking powder

add little salt

sift it well

Now take the chocolate mix

add in milk

add in oil

eggs and whisk well

now it is mixed well

add n dry ingredients

mix well

Once it is mixed

pour it into the pan..it will come till the top

baked

look how much it has risen

once it is completely cooled, remove it from pan

Make a batch of chocolate ganache..Recipe here

i sliced the top of the cake..a little

time to decorate

spoon ganache on top

spread it evenly

on sides

Spread on top as well

You can leave it like this plain and simple

You can give textures like these using the knife

Look how moist and soft it looks

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Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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manisha
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Please give me eggless version
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Aarthi
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@manishawill soon share a eggless version
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Anusuya
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I too want an eggless version!!
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so_yellow
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It would be great to get this as a more healthy version...like for folks who cannot eat soooo much sugar and butter. It's truly not that good for your tummy:(
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Anonymous
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Very buttery
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saranya rajesh
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Hi madam cake is super but one clarification if we adding egg means no need beat using egg beater ?
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saranya rajesh
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Hi madam cake is super but having one clarification if we adding egg means no need to beat the egg with egg beater a
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saranya rajesh
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Hi madam cake is so yummy but having one clarification if we adding egg means no need to beat the egg using egg beater
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saranya rajesh
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Hi madam cake is so yummy but having one clarification if we adding egg means no need to beat the egg using egg beater
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Aarthi
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@saranya rajeshnormal whisk is enough
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Anonymous
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Please share eggless version .
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Anonymous
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Mam.. Can u say how to bake this in electric cookware
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousnot sure about that
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Anonymous
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Hi Aarti, just wanted to know if this recipe can be halved? Looking forward for your reply. Thank you
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Anonymous
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Can this recipe be halved??
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousyes u can halve the recipe, reduce the cooking time accordingly
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Priscilla
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Hi mam
Can you give the temperature and baking time plz
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Aarthi
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@Priscillait is mentioned in the writen part of the recipe
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Vincy John
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hi Aarati, can we bake the same cake in Pressure cooker, if so plz tell how much time should be given
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Aarthi
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@Vincy Johnnot sure about pressure cooker. but you can halve the recipe and bake in cooker
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Anonymous
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Plz give us substitute for eggs...wld b appreciated 🙂
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Aarthi
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@AnonymousI am really sorry, there is no sub for eggs in this recipe. will soon share a eggless version of this soon
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- Scott
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  Hi Aarthi,
  I made this cake yesterday for a birthday party in Sydney Australia.
  It is absolutely delicious and moist. Thank you for sharing this excellent recipe.
  Kind Regards,
  Scott
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rukhaiya haji hussaini
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Hi aarti
Can I make this a day before
Will it taste good or will it become hard in fridge?????
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Ambili Madhu
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Pictures and writing is so clear...I loved ur blog very much..
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Aarthi
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@rukhaiya haji hussainiyes u can make it the day before. remove the cake from fridge few hours before serving
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Anonymous
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Hi ,
What can be substituted for baking soda ?
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousyou cannot sub baking soda. it is must
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Rani.
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Hi, Today I have tried the chocolate mud cake.Center part didn't rise. Looks like well.
Cant get the dome shape.I did it in the cooker.plz help.
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Aarthi
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@Rani.it will be little sink in the center
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Anonymous
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Fingers crossed.. Just now popped it in the oven.. But I used a 26 inch pan and did not use the lining as the batter was half way through.. Will it affect my cake.. ? And a silly doubt -- the timer is 60 min and should I turn the timer again when it stops ? What if I check my cake after 60 min .?
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousu can check the cake if it is done. I think u might face a problem of take it from the tin..not sure though..
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Anonymous
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can i use a large spring pan?
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousyes u can
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Anonymous
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@Aarthi I used a spring pan and so did not have problem with that but my cake completely sinked in at the center. What might be the problem ? but tasted like the one I bought at ambrosia. Thank you for the recipe arthi.
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousif ur cake pan is smaller it may sink.
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Anonymous
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Looks yummy ! Could this recipe be baked in a loaf pan ?
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Anonymous
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How much water to boil?
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousu need 3/4 cup of water
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousyes u can, but this recipe will make around 2 to 3 loaf cakes
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Anonymous
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how much time do you think it would take? 40-45 mins?
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousnot sure, you have to keep a eye on it
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Poornima Ravikumar
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How much time we should keep for pre-heating the oven
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Anonymous
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Wow I can't wait to try this recipe it sounds great!! Question, the pictures show the cake as moist as I've ever seen, is it from the ganache?
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Unknown
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This looks amazing.... Can I use a rectangular pan?? any idea if so on the time?
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- Aarthi
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  you can use that pan. timing may vary.
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Brianna Learmonth
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I just make this cake but with only half of the recipe and it turned out amazing, it is by far one of the best cakes I have ever made.
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Michelle Vella
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Can I cover this cake in fondant. It looks like a great recipe!
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- Anonymous
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  I would -mud cakes arendense so great for covering in ganache or buttercream and then fondant - you can get a good finish with fondant in my opinion:-)
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Michelle Vella
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Can I cover this cake with Fondant? It looks like a great recipe!
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Anonymous
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great recipe and detailed post. is it unsweetened cocoa you used or dutch processed? can we use dutch cocoa as there's baking soda?
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Unknown
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in the written recipe it doesnt say to put in the oil! i have just put mine in the oven (minus the oil) which im just realising now! fingers crossed it comes out ok haha
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Unknown
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Is this cooked in a conventional or fan-forced oven?
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Rachelle Hopkins
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This was the most delicious, moist cake I have ever made. I covered it with ganache and then fondant and it turned out wonderful. Didn't put the oil in but it appeared not to need it. And the cooking time needed was only 1hr 25. Will definitely be making this one again. Thank you!
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Andrea Kostelnikova
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The amount of sugar seems excessive for the flour amount. Isn't be the cake sickly sweet? I am tempted to nearly halve the amount of sugar as my chocolate is quite sweet. Will it affect the final consistency if i use only 300g of sugar?
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Unknown
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Hi Arthi, can u let me know where to get dark chocolate bar in Nagercoil.
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Suba
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Hi Arthi can you please suggest where to get such dark chocolate bars used in the above recipe at Nagercoil?
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Ingrid
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Are you using a convection (fan-forced) oven or a conventional oven? The temp (translated to fahrenheit is only 300) seems kind of low but your bake time IS very long so that might be the correct temp even for a conventional oven.
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- Ishi Agarwal
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  same question... can we bake this in convection oven (the normal oven with grill, convection and microwave), as i do not have an OTG...
  plz help....
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- Aarthi
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  You can make this in convection mode.
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Alka jain
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Can we replace egg in this recipe
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- Aarthi
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  no i dont think so. will soon share a eggless version.
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Anonymous
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Hi Aarthi ,
Can i use dairy milk chocolate instead of dark chocolate
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- Aarthi
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  no dark chocolate is what needed
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Aey Ryuzaki
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how long you store this cake in fridge ?
what's the temperature of the fridge ? thanks
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- Aarthi
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  u can keep it for 3 to 4 days
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Anonymous
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How much oil to be added?
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- Aarthi
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  u need around 1 cup of oil
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Carol B. ,phoenix,Az,USA
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Aarthi,
A couple questions please. Can you convert butter & cocoa into US measures for me? Also, i would like to make this as a layer cake, can i use 3 - 9 inch pans and have the same fabulous result?
Carol B.
Phoenix, Az, USA
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- Aarthi
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  use 1 cup butter and 1/2 cup cocoa. yes u can make layer cake
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Anonymous
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Can I bake this without parchment paper????
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- Aarthi
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  It will stick to the pan
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psahani thapar
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Hi..tried to make this..but it became hard in centre
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- Aarthi
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  i think u have over baked it
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Anonymous
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Hi their can you freeze this cake and if so will it still have the moist consistancy
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- Aarthi
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  yes u can. Defrost at room temp before serving
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juweriya imran
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Can I bake it at a higher temp for lesser time?
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Revathy S
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Thanq so much for such a beautiful recipe... Made it on Easter... Hadn't got this much appreciation before.. It was the most delicious cake 💗
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Faseeha Yaseen
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what brand dark chops do yu use ?
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Anuradha s nair
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Can I make this in cooker if so can u tell me hw to do and how much time
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Anuradha s nair
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Can I make this in cooker if yes then how and time pls
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Mallika
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Hullo Aarthi ! Loved the recipe and the picture by picture description. Only wanted one clarification ...you have mentioned two cups flour , but written 240 gms flour. One cup is equal to 240 gms , so total flour used is 480 gms?
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- Aarthi
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  no 1 cup flour measures 120 grams.
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Nupur
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Hey can you tell me the temperature and time required for convection microwave?
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Nikki
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Hi,
I have made your cake MANY times and it is amazing but I wanted to let you know that I am confident you metric measurements (ml/g) are wrong. I have experiemented with both and when I bake using cups etc it comes out perfectly. But when I use the imperial measurements the cake still tastes great but it always collapses in the middle. This is due to their not being enough structure to the cake i.e. not enough flour. When I use cups I use almost double as much flour.
It’s an amazing cake but I would recommend using the cups measurements to get the cake to rise properly.
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Andrea
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Hi was wanting to make this in a 10inch square tin so can you just double the recipe and cook for longer.
Can you please help me. How much and how long.
Thanks
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Amanda
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Let me just say WOW!!!!!! This recipe is amazing. I made it for a staff lunch and it was a hit. I just made one huge cake and used a glass as a cookie cutter and made around 7 individual mud cakes. I also used your ganache recipe with the milk and butter and it was amazing. I have another in the oven as I type for my Dad's 78th Birthday. Forget the Cheesecake Factory you have a winner right here. I think it tasted so much better the day after so I am definitely going to put some away for tomorrow. Thank you again for sharing your recipes.
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ELAINE C
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Can you make this in a 10 inch tube pan?
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Amy
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Hi. Thanks for the recipe! I just put it in the oven when I realised that I didn't put the oil in! I can't see in the method where it's mentioned, but it is in the photos (which I wasn't looking at as I put it together). I hope it turns out ok!
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Michael Ulrich
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I tried this cake and it failed miserably. Half way through the cooking process, it fell. The cake tastes more like a brownie than a cake. I think that I will just get a Ghirardelli triple chocolate brownie mix and put it into a cake pan. a lot easier to make.
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- Aarthi
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  not sure why it didnt work for you. Sorry to hear about it.
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Antilla
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I used all milk chocolate in this recipe and it was awesome! Thank you for this recipe😊
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Tina
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Hi Aarti, Thank you for this fantastic recipe! I doubled it to make a Superman cake for my brother and it cut beautifully because of it's denseness, holds well and is so decadent to eat! Yes, it is a very rich cake but if you're going to splurge occasionally, this would be the cake to do it with. ❤️
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Amber Winter
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Hi just made this and put it in the oven.....only to find my oil still on the side.....you're written instructions forgot to say when to add it. Hopefully it won't be ruined as it's a birthday for this evening 😮
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doris
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the cake looks good but would omit the coffee since I dont drink it
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Adelene
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I bake this for a Birthday and it turned out so so yummy …. Moist and fudgy …just perfect. Thank you for the perfect recipie 😍
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- Aarthi
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  glad u tried and liked it.
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