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–+ servings

White Chocolate Mud Cake

Mark Dexter
A rich but balanced white chocolate mud cake with a softer crumb and controlled sweetness.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 200 grams white chocolate
  • 150 grams butter
  • 180 ml milk
  • 120 grams sugar
  • 2 each eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 200 grams flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 each Zest of 1 lemon

Optional White Chocolate Ganache

  • 150 grams white chocolate
  • 75 ml Heavy / Thick / Double Cream

Instructions
 

1. Melt base

  • Gently melt:
    👉 Cool slightly
    butter
    white chocolate
    milk

2. Mix eggs

  • Whisk eggs + sugar + vanilla until fluffy

3. Combine

  • Add chocolate mix
    👉 Stir gently

4. Dry ingredients

  • Fold in:
    flour
    baking powder
    salt
    lemon zest

5. Prepare baking tin

  • brush 20 cm cake tin with oil
    line tine with baking paper
    pour cake mix in to tin
    tap tin gently to even mix in the tin

6. Bake

  • 👉 160°C (low + slow 👀)
    👉 50–60 mins

7. Rest

  • Cool in tin
    👉 improves texture

Optional White Chocolate Ganache

  • Heat cream until just hot (not boiling)
    Pour over chocolate
    Let sit 1 minute
    Stir until smooth
    👉 Cool slightly before spreading on cake

    • 🔥 Notes

    Don’t over mix
    Bake low and slow
    Cool in tin

    👨‍🍳 Kook’s Secret

    White chocolate needs balance—add acidity to control sweetness.

KOOK’S SECRETS

Nutrition

Calories: 470kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 7gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 248mgPotassium: 199mgFiber: 1gSugar: 50gVitamin A: 52IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 189mgIron: 2mg
Keyword baked, creamy, homemade, sweet
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