Mississippi Mud Cake ~ Anncoo Journal Turns Two Today!!
My Blog turns 2 today! I am very excited to be celebrating this special day with all of you! I can’t believe it has been two years since I created this blog and this blog has now become an integral part of my life. To date, I have written 371 blog posts (including this one) and for all the visitors, over 412,000 now~~ woo hoo!! I would like to thank those who inspired me with their interesting recipes and wonderful photos and also thank to friends and strangers who left your lovely comments and providing links to my blog showing your appreciation. Thanks for supporting me throughout and hope you all will continue the same support in the future as well.
I’ve baked a Mississippi Mud Cake that is a rich, chocolately dense cake for the occasion to share with everyone of you. As Valentine’s Day is just a few days away, I used a heart shaped pan to make the cake looks more pretty and romantic :))
I am submitting this post to Aspiring Bakers #4: Love In The Air (Feb 2011) hosted by Cuisine Paradise. 
I am submitting this post to Aspiring Bakers #4: Love In The Air (Feb 2011) hosted by Cuisine Paradise.
Mississippi Mud Cake
- Here is the recipe
190 Butter
80g Sugar
190g Bitter Chocolate
75ml Hot water with 3tsp Instant coffee powder
150g Self raising flour
25g Valrhona cocoa powder
1/2 tbsp Baking soda
1/2 tbsp Baking soda
2 Eggs ~ lightly beaten
1 tbsp Kahlua liqueur
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
Methods:
- In a pot melt butter, sugar, bitter chocolate, sugar, coffee liquid together. Still the mixture very well till sugar dissolved. Do not boil. Then add kahlua liqueur and vanilla extract.
- In a large bowl, sift self raising flour, baking soda and cocoa powder together, then pour chocolate mixture into flour. Use hand whisk to mix well till mixture becomes thick and lastly add in beaten eggs and mix till smooth batter.
- Pour batter in a 8 inch heart shaped (lined) pan or 8 inch round cake tin or a 7 inch round cake tin if you prefer a taller cake.
- Bake at preheated oven 170C for 30-35mins.
- Leave cake in mold till cool after baked.
Chocolate Frosting
250g Soft chocolate cream
100g Melted butter
1/2 tsp Kahlua liqueur 
Mix warm melted butter in chocolate cream with a hand whisk till smooth, add Kahlua liqueur ~mix well.
- Slice cake into two horizontally and sandwich the cake with chocolate cream. Then coat the whole cake with chocolate cream with a palette knife and decorate as desire.
- Serve the cake immediately or chill the cake before serve.
- Keep the remaining chocolate cream in fridge for other uses.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Hi Ann, I have been asked to bake a birthday cake for my boss and colleagues for the office celebration so I would like to consider this recipe. There are about 25-30 people in the office. So do I double, triple or……this recipe? Also, I would to bake in a square tin so what should be the size? Or do you have other of your birthday cake recipes that you recommend? Thanks!
Hi Ai Li, This cake is quite dense if you over baked it. So better don't consider about it.
Thanks and appreciate your advice.
Congrats Ann!
Love
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Kristy, You made Mud cake! I bet it is very delicious as your friends love it so much. Did you post up?
@Katrina
Thank you Katrina for visiting. I hopping over to your blog now ;DD
Ann, I love MUD cake alot! Even my friends are addicted to it already after I sent them one during the last CNY. haha… I love your texture too very thick and moist.
Thanks for sharing.
Kristy
This is really a beautiful creation! Happy blogiversary!!
I came over here from Baking is Hot. I hope you stop by my blog – I'm a newbie blogger, just a couple of months old! โฅ- Katrina
@yammy
Hi Yammy, of you can use the chocolate you like. Hope you like this cake ๐
can i use chocolate flavoured whipped cream to subsitute chocolate soft cream?
@Anonymous
Liz, my cake is a bit crumbly not too dry but you can store the cake in the fridge for next day, it tastes better after you thaw the cake for a while.
Someone like Janz (her comment is on top) told me her cake is soft and I think maybe the oven varies.
thks for sharing this recipe. I baked it today. It was abit disappointing cos the texture is dry and crumbly. Is this how it should be? Liz
@Anonymous
Hi Jing, 1/2 tbsp is correct.
hi ann!
is it 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda rather than 1/2 tablespoon? (the recipe calls for 1/2 TBSP)
thank you! really appreciate your generous sharing.
jing
Hey I'm no way as compare to your baking skills.I really admire your bakes and wish I'm as good as u are Ann….."salute 2U".I just love to try out new recipes.Nope, the sinkage puts me off and I did not bother anymore to coat it with the choc cream.Anyway,I'll give another try n see the outcome.
Janz
@Anonymous
Janz, clever you that your cake is soft and moist plus no cracks at all!
I also don't understand why?? Did you coat the cake with chocolate cream? Even without the cream, the cake can goes with vanilla ice cream also very good!
@Mrs. P
Thanks Mrs. P :))
Hi Anncoo,
No wor,the center was fully baked.I even baked it at an additional 5 mins after testing it with a skewer for doneness, just that it has a slight dent/sinkage in the center. The cake is still very soft and slightly moist in texture even today….sigh…dunno wot went wrong…hehehe!!!
Janz PG.
congratulations!!! 371 posts in two years!! wow that's amazing! I'm only on my way to my 100th. But I love your blog so please keep up with it!! Thanks!!
@Anonymous
Janz Pg, Sorry to say that your cake is not cooked ๐ I'm sure after you cut the cake, the center is still a bit wet. You might need to bake another extra few minutes when you bake this cake again.
Hi Anncoo,
Thanks for your prompt reply regarding the soft choc cream. I tried baking your recipe this afternoon using a 7" square pan. The cake rose nicely and evenly without any cracks during baking but after leaving it to cool on the wire rack,the center sank. Do you have any idea why this happened. The texture of the cake was soft though. Pls advice.
Janz Pg
Thank you everyone for leaving your lovely comments :))
happy second blogday and many more to come!
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Happy Birthday to your new BLOG!! Your cake is beautiful.
Congratulations indeed!!! What a wonderful cake to celebrate! So beautiful and delicious looking that will melt anyones heart, I must say. The short time of discovering your blog inspired me a lot to crate too! I can say that every post is an art work to behold! Always looking forward for your spectacular creations!
Bravissima Anncoo!!!
Happy Blog Birthday!!! Your cake is so beautiful and sounds incredibly delicious! Thanks for adding this one to the Super Bowl party. Feel free to relink it at my Valentine's party this weekend ๐
Happy 2nd Blogoversary! Perfect cake for the special occasion.
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Many many congratulations ann…cake looks very beautiful…
Ohhh What a wonderful Cake ! I love it !
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That's the best looking Mississippi Mud Cake I've ever seen. The sponge looks lovely and moist too! Yum.
Your cake looks amazing! I love the pink shavings:) Happy anniversary!
Congratulations… for turning 2.
My blog too just turn 2 on the 9th.. ๐
love this rich choc cake!! Happy Bday Blog!! everyone is baking for VD now I still didn't start anything yet!..dunno what to bake:(
What a great way to celebrate! Happy blog birthday!
Ann, the texture of this heart-shaped chocolate cake with chocolate frosting looks so moist and chocolatey!
Congratulations Ann !! Great going girl ! The cake is to die for…Happy V day too ๐
YAY! Happy 2nd Birthday.
Wow that cake looks dangerously delicious! all i need is a big scoop of vanilla ice cream and spoon ๐
Thank you,
Lisa
happy 2nd anniversary! your cake looks sinfully rich and moist, delicious!
Happy blogoversary! Happy CNY! Happy V Day!
This is such a lovely cake, I like every part of it.
congrats!
Oh I so want a piece of this mississippi slab cake, wow, look how rich and decadent.
And you decorated so pretty for Valentine's.
Thanks so much for sharing, I think I will attempt one of my own.
Happy Valentine's to you!
wow what a lovely cake:)..perfect for valentine's day….Happy Blog Anniversary:)
Congrats on your 2nd anniversary Ann ^_^
The cake looks so inviting…
OMG… It looks so sweet and pretty ^^
ohhh very pretty! i love the pink chocolate shavings!
Congratulations on your second anniversary! And wow, that cake looks totally awesome!
Wow wee! Time flies and your blog is already 2yrs old. ๐ Guess it's double the joy since it's the CNY time! Happy anniversary! I am so excited to see many more great recipes and posts from you Ann! You are always consistent and pro in your blogging. So here wishing you many more great blogging years to come!! :)))
Hi Ann
Happy 2nd Blogiversary! and many many years of blogiversary. The cake looks so chocolatey and elegant, yummy!
@Nezzy
Thank you Nezzy! I must try the marshmallow next time ๐