Chocolate Mud Slices

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 150 g dark chocolate, melted
• 150 g butter, melted
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 100 g ground almonds
• 4 eggs, separated
• 2 tablespoons icing sugar, sifted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 160c.
• 2 spray an 8-inch cake pan with cooking spray; line base with baking paper, extending over two sides.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine cocoa and water; stir until smooth.
• 4 add melted chocolate, butter, sugar and ground almond.
• 5 stir in egg yolks, one at a time, until well blended.
• 6 beat egg whites with electric mixer until soft peaks form.
• 7 gently fold into the chocolate mixture.
• 8 pour batter into prepared pan; bake for 1 hour or until firm.
• 9 remove cake from pan; slice and dust with icing sugar before serving.