OK so I've been coming to CC for years now, and of course there's lots of talk about Mud Cake this and Mud Cake that.

So what the heck is Mud Cake anyway? I'm dying of curiosity.

Discussing mud cakes:

http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=22293&sid=e8b197cd6adf0eef787f54ceaa48b36a

Here are recipes (with a picture) - looks like a brownie:

http://www.cadbury.com.au/sites/cadbury/index.php?pageId=137

http://www.chelsea.co.nz/PrinterFriendly.aspx?recipe=670

http://www.australiangoodtaste.com.au/recipes/index/176/Triple-chocolate-mud-cake

AU mudcake website:

http://www.madaboutmudcakes.com/

HTH

An Aussie mudcake is (traditionally) a very dense, very chocolatey cake, made with melted chocolate.
The closest recipe I've found to the one I prefer is at
http://www.cadbury.com.au/sites/cadbury/index.php?pageId=137

You can also make white mud or caramel mud by using white chocolate and/or brown sugar, and the recipe lends itself to various flavourings. One of the most popular (amongst my customers, that is!) is dark chocolate, with orange zest and orange liqueur.

It's a really versatile cake and can be carved easily because of the dense texture, but be warned - it is VERY heavy, so tiered cakes need to be well-dowelled!

I thought the mud cakes came from the US ??

The first Mud Cakes we used to eat off restaurant menus a long time back then were always called "Mississipi Mud Cakes"

Wow you guys dont have mud cake?? I always thought it was an american cake because as a kid my mum used to buy one and it was a 'Mississippi mud cake'
Its a great cake to make, so dense and moist but can be very heavy, and at times a little fragile. But it is divine and as Ozcookie said, very versatile.
Enjoy!

Ha Ha gingerkitten79 - looks like you and I were reading and eating off the same menu.

(or should I edit to say your mum and I...)

I'm not THAT old, you know...

Yes, Mississippi mud cakes are a U.S. creation:

http://www.ochef.com/244.htm

You will note that the ingredients (chocolate vs. cocoa) are different, as well as the addition of coffee and/or liquor.

Here's a popular Mississippi Mud Cake recipe:

http://www.recipezaar.com/67117

Alabama mud cakes use cake mixes (and canned filling):

http://bakingdesserts.suite101.com/article.cfm/alabama_mud_cake

And let's not forget the Louisiana Mud Pie:
(An ice cream creation.)

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cda/recipe_print/0,1946,FOOD_9936_31157_PRINT-RECIPE-4X6-CARD,00.html

Mississippi Mud Pie:
(A pudding creation.)

http://www.realcajunrecipes.com/recipes/cajun/mississippi-pie%20/933.rcr

HTH

JanH.... you are seriously endangering my waistline with all these recipes!! They sound fantastic!!

(not that I'm a chocoholic or anything ... and I do so too have a waistline - I know I saw it in there somewhere )