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My Thermomix Chocolate mud cake recipe is one I return to every time there's a birthday or special occasion where I need to supply a cake. It's so easy to dress it up or keep it plain, as I have today.
Key Takeaways
- The Chocolate Mud Cake is rich, dense, and uses real chocolate, while regular chocolate cake is light and fluffy.
- Chocolate ganache is a simple frosting made from cream and chocolate, with specific preparation tips for both microwave and Thermomix methods.
- The cake is best served at room temperature, and leftovers can be turned into a fudgy dessert by microwaving a slice.
- For best results, use quality dark chocolate, bake the day before serving, and do not overmix the batter.
- This recipe is easy to follow, suited for Thermomix or traditional methods, and yields a beautifully moist cake.
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Chocolate Mud Cake V's Chocolate Cake
What is the difference between a chocolate mud cake and a regular chocolate cake?
A classic mud cake is rich, fudgy and densely chocolate. Because it's made with real chocolate, it is moist with a strong chocolate flavour. The crumb is dense without air pockets, but it is never dry. Chocolate Mud cake is a heavy cake that takes a surprisingly long time to bake.
A regular Thermomix chocolate cake is light and fluffy. It has more spring and is soft and airy. The chocolate flavour is less intense and is often made with just cocoa powder. It is a physically lighter cake, and much quicker to cook. The crumb is a loose, light crumb.
Chocolate Mud Cake Ganache
Mud cake is usually covered in a ganache frosting. Ganache is really simple to make as it is just cream and chocolate, but there are a few watchpoints.
Chocolate Ganache Watchpoints
Microwave Method
- Ensure the bowl is perfectly dry before adding chocolate. Water can cause the chocolate to seize.
- Add the cream to the bowl first.
- Break the chocolate into small pieces before adding to the cream.
- Do not overheat. It's best to heat the chocolate and cream slowly, using 30-second bursts.
- Stir the ganache with a dry spoon in between each 30-second burst.
- Once the cream is hot and most of the chocolate is melted, it is best to leave the remaining chocolate to melt in the cream. Wait a few minutes and stir until smooth.
Thermomix Method
- Ensure the TM Bowl is perfectly dry.
- Break the chocolate into 4 chunks. Blits 4 sec/Speed 7.
- Scrape down the bowl.
- Add the cream to the chocolate. Melt 5min/60 degrees/Speed 1
- Check the TM bowl to see if the chocolate is smooth. If it needs longer, add another 1min/60 degrees/Speed 2.
Allow the chocolate ganache to cool until it becomes thick enough to pour over the cake. It's best if the ganache is cool enough to stay on a cake spatula without dripping too much.
Decorating the Thermomix Mud Cake
For a simple but elegant cake, I will usually just use chocolate ganache over the top and sides.
When the ganache is really cool, it can also be used to pipe if you want to be a little bit fancy.
I used my Thermomix Chocolate mud cake recipe as the basis of my chocolate drip cake. This cake was made for my daughter's birthday. I chose the mud cake because it is a robust cake that would take the weight of the decorations I intended to use. A regular chocolate cake would have been squashed under the weight of the chocolate bark and pink macarons.
How to serve the Chocolate Cake
The mud cake is best served at room temperature. I usually store the cake in the fridge until about one hour before serving. If it is served straight out of the fridge, it can seem a bit too stodgy. By allowing it to come to room temperature, the chocolate crumb softens, and the flavour comes to life.
Fudgy Leftover Chocolate Mud Cake
I know! "Who has leftover cake?"
But, if you do have some leftover chocolate mud cake, I have a decadent experience for you to try!
Make your chocolate cake into a hot fudgy cake with chocolate sauce! All you need to do is place a slice of cake in a bowl and microwave it for 30 seconds or so. The ganache becomes a chocolate sauce, and the cake tastes like a fudgy pudding!
I promise this is a "next level" dessert!! Almost as good as my Chocolate Lava Cake!
Why this is the Best Chocolate Mud Cake
This recipe is so simple that it doesn't matter if you have a Thermomix or if you are simply melting the ingredients on the stove top and then adding in the dry ingredients. Regardless of the equipment you use, the recipe is simply a matter of melting the butter, sugar, milk and chocolate, then adding the dry ingredients. The longest part of the process is waiting for the cake to bake! The cake cooks in a slow oven, so it does take a little while to cook, but it smells amazing!
Other Related Thermomix Cakes
Tips for Making the Best Chocolate Mud Cake
- Choose a 20cm cake tin and line it with baking paper. Give the tin a 5cm collar, as the cake may rise a little bit. This gives a smoother finish to your cake, making it easier to frost.
- Choose good-quality dark chocolate with no more than 40% cocoa solids.
- Bake the cake the day before it is required. Frosting is easier on the second day, and the cake tastes nicer on day two.
- Don't overmix the flour into the batter.
Other Chocolate Recipes
Thermomix Chocolate Caramel Brownie
Chocolate Mud Cake FAQ
The cake will keep for 4-5 days in an airtight container on the bench or for two weeks in the fridge.
Test with a skewer in the middle of the cake. When the skewer comes out clean, maybe with just some crumbs on it, the cake is cooked.
Cakes crack when the oven is too hot. The top of the cake cooks, and the inside of the cake is still batter and pushes through the cooked cake. Don't worry if your cake cracks, it is very common with mudcakes as they cook so slowly. The cake will settle down when it's removed from the oven, and the top will be flat.
Yes, I have baked this cake in sandwich tins, it takes about one hour to cook. The drip cake was made this way.
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Thermomix Chocolate Mud Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
Chocolate Mud Cake
- 250 gm butter cut in squares
- 200 gm dark chocolate (broken into squares) 40% cocoa
- 200 gm brown sugar
- 250 gm white sugar
- 250 gm milk
- 175 gm plain flour 1 ¼ cup
- 25 gm dutch process cocoa ¼ cup
- 70 gm SR flour ½ cup
- 2 eggs
Chocolate ganache
- 200 gm dark chocolate (broken into squares) 45% cocoa
- 140 gm pouring cream
Instructions
Chocolate Mud Cake
- Preheat fan forced oven to 160 degrees.
- Line a 20cm cake tin with baking paper.
- Add butter and chocolate to TM bowl. Chop 7 sec/Speed 9.250 gm butter, 200 gm dark chocolate (broken into squares)
- Melt 5min/80degrees/Speed 1.
- Add sugars to the chocolate mixture. Combine 2 min/80 degrees/Speed 1. (NOTE: If the sugar doesn't melt or the chocolate gets stiff don't worry! It will still work.)200 gm brown sugar, 250 gm white sugar
- Add the milk and then the eggs to the TM bowl. Blitz 20 sec/Speed 7.250 gm milk, 2 eggs
- Add the flours and Dutch process chocolate to the TM bowl. Combine 30 sec/ Speed 5. Repeat this step if the flour is not completely incorporated.175 gm plain flour, 25 gm dutch process cocoa, 70 gm SR flour
- Pour the batter into the prepared tin.
- Bake for 60 minutes then cover the tin with foil. Bake for a further 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Leave the cake in the tin for 15 minutes. Turn the cake out onto a cooling rack. When cooled the cake can be frosted.
Chocolate Ganache
- Place the chocolate in the TM bowl. Chop 5sec/Speed 9.200 gm dark chocolate (broken into squares)
- Add the cream to the chocolate. Melt 2min/50 degrees/Speed 2.140 gm pouring cream
- Allow the ganache to cool until it reaches a workable consistancy.
- Pour the ganache over the cake allowing it to coat the sides.
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Jess says
Such an great recipe and easy to follow, even for new thermomix users 😀
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Jess
I am so pleased you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you so much for coming back and leaving a comment.
Amanda says
Easy to follow recipe that tastes great!
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Amanda
I'm so pleased you enjoyed the recipe! I love easy dishes!!!
I'm such a lazy cook 🙂
Love j xx
Jen says
if cooking in sandwich tins does mix need to be doubled
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Jen,
Sandich tins are a lot tmaller than the larger cake tins. The mixture won't need to be doubled and the cooking time will be less. So keep and eye on it as it cooks.
Julie
Noelene Chippindall says
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Brett Carlyle says
Hi Noelene
Happy to see you here. Pleased you enjoyed the recipe.