Chocolate Mud Cake

Name: Chocolate Mud Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 145 g unsalted butter, cubed; 150 g dark chocolate, finely chopped; 1½ tbsp instant espresso; 150 ml hot water; 240 g all-purpose flour; 45 g unsweetened cocoa powder; ½ tsp baking soda; 1 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; 250 g granulated sugar; 150 g brown sugar; 3 large eggs, at room temperature; 4 tbsp vegetable oil; 120 ml buttermilk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 125 g dark or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped; 140 g heavy cream

Instructions

Prep:25minCook:1h 5min

If you're a chocolateholic, you're going to LOVE this one! This is the richest chocolate cake you'll ever need: a dense, moist chocolate mud cake covered in silky dark chocolate ganache and topped with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream. And if you want to take it one step further, add a drizzle of chocolate sauce, because why not?

Updated at: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:24:23 GMT