I have seen many cakes that were described as mud cakes here in the gallery. I searched recipes and there seems to be a lot of variation. What makes something a mud cake, and can anyone recommend a good recipe for it? Since I don't know what it's supposed to be like, I don't know which recipe to choose. I take it you can make a white choc. or dark chocolate flavor?
Thanks, guys!

You can make much more than those three! I have over 20 varieties on offer to my clients

Basically, a mud cake is very dense, has a tight crumb, does not crumb when you cut it, and carves best of any cake type. They ALL have melted chocolate in them.

A mud cake is made by mixing your liquids into your dry ingredients. You melt chocolate, butter, and your other liquids (eg coconut milk) in a saucepan, then add to your flour and cocoa and sugar etc.

Hope this helps. When looking for a recipe to try, I'd recommend using an Australian recipe - simply because they are our stock in trade, so we know our mud cakes

Start with a google search for Australian Women's Weekly.

Sounds somewhat like an American brownie.

Thanks, Evoir. I'll do some googling and see what I can find!

This may seem obvious to other people, but when the recipes on the Australian Women's Weekly site says, "whisk" does it really mean to whisk it or does it mean to mix it?

Cheatize , I use a whisk to mix my mudcakes with, I find that it combines the wet and dry together better.

I use a whisk too

another important thing to know about a mudcake is that they should never be eaten fresh. I never cut mine until at least the third day . I usually bake monday or Tuesday for a Saturday wedding . They are usually good to eat two weeks after the wedding unrefrigerated. I ganache and fondant my cakes.

I just watched this on Youtube..."How to make Chocolate Mud Cake". For those of you that do make it, can you comment on whether this would be a good recipe to use?

yep that is a pretty standard mud recipe, however I would add a tablespoon of instant coffee into the wet mix .

I also just let it cool in the saucepan and then add my dry ingredients into there , why wash up another bowl when it isn't necessary.

Thanks for the answers! I printed a couple of recipes to try some day when I have the time.

Do you have a good recipe for mud cake?

Hi everyone!

I've been reading all about mud cakes and was wondering, are mud cakes and fudge cakes the same? How are they different if not? I've made a fudge cake before that for some reason didn't become fudgy until after a few days, am thinking of trying out a mud cake as I need a good sturdy cake I can carve...

Here is an updated video of Nicko's mud cake listed above last August.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_490021&feature=iv&src_vid=qNjeEx92rTA&v=hrzXdVP5mHw

My question to Australian bakers is about the use of both plain flour and self-raising flours. What is the advantage of using the combination rather than one or the other?
 

AIt's just a way to get limited raising. To create the mud texture.

You can substitute the plain+SR Mixture with all plain/AP + a reduced amount of baking powder to what you'd usually use to make self-raising flour (2 tsps baking powder to 1 metric cup plain flour).

Do you normally fill a mud cake?

I do fill my mud cakes.  As far as recipes, there are some nice ones listed here:  http://cakecentral.com/t/726071/august-scratch-off-mud-cake

AI made a mud cake before and I loved it,first time I made it it came out perfect,2nd time it overflowed and sank in the middle.the recipe I found I believe came from Australia because of the conversions.it was difficult for me at first.but I made a caramel one and it was heavenly.i like that it taste better after it sits for a day or two.it freezes very well.i had a friend of mine freeze the cake I made for him and we tried it at week intervals.i believe the longest it survived in his freezer was a month and a half..i couldn't help but use the excuse "I need to sample it and make sure its still good!!"we even at it still slightly frozen and it was to die for!!!I say go for it!!!:D

Need your help!   I tried a chocolate mud cake recipe twice from Nicko's Kitchen whick was displayed on u tube. The first one came out of the oven still wet and sloshy in the pan so I thought I did something wrong and tried again. But nope the second one came out the same way. I even tried baking it longer. Once done they came out like a Brownie. Definitely not cake like. Very heavy,thick Brownie. Is that how mud cakes are, Brownie like? 

I tried Nickos Kitchen mud cake and it definitely came out like what we call a brownie.. didn't care for it. I think because I was expecting a dense moist cake. NOT BROWNIE. :(

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I would say try another recipe. altho I have never heard of or tried that particular recipe,i would say mud cake does not taste or have the texture of brownies what so ever.i despise brownies for that simple reason,the texture.i hate that gooeyness just bleh!texture.I HATE BROWNIES!!!..but,i wouldn't say the texture of mud cake is again,any resemblance to a brownie..so just find another recipe.i am going to search later today and see if I can find the recipe I used,and post it here.maybe its the same,maybe its different..but don't give up!!

I would love to try Pam's mud cake but could someone give me the ingredients in gram weights rather than cups. I know they differ from UK to US. Also, the recipe says to bake at 150?C What is the question mark referring to?

AThere are conversion charts online, to change volume to weight (or vice versa). Look around, and maybe you'll find a great recipe. I don't know that Pam shares her personal recipes.

Wow, I am truly sorry for asking .And yes you are VERY RUDE!  I will  definitely rethink asking or posting anything on  Cake Central again. I hope you can get through your days better. 

AActually Linnod it's rude when people help you out and you call them RUDE instead of apologizing and thanking them for giving you their recipes.