Caramel Mud Cake

Ingredients

• 185 g butter, chopped
• 150 g white chocolate, chopped coarsely
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/3 cup golden syrup
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1/2 cup self-raising flour
• 2 eggs

White Chocolate Ganache

• 1/2 cup cream
• 300 g white chocolate, chopped coarsely

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to moderately slow and grease a deep 23cm round cake pan; line base and sides with baking paper.

2. 2

   Combine butter, chocolate, sugar, golden syrup and milk in a saucepan over low heat, without boiling, until smooth.

3. 3

   Transfer to large bowl to cool for 15 minutes.

4. 4

   Fold in sifted flours then add eggs 1 at a time.

5. 5

   Pour into pan and bake for about 1 1/2 hours (check carefully as I did mine in an aga and it only took 50 minutes).

6. 6

   Stand cake in pan 30 minutes and then turn onto wire rack to cool.

7. 7

   Spread top and side with white chocolate ganache.

8. 8

   White chocolate ganache:.

9. 9

   Bring cream to boil in small saucepan, pour over chocolate in small bowl stirring until chocolate melts - refrigerate, stirring occasionally about 30 minutes or until spreadable.