Please Help Me With A Mudcake Recipe

Can he describe the result he's trying for? There are a lot of "Mud Cakes" out there!

Dave

He would like to make a cake that follows a recipe that has been tried and has turned our a good Mud Cake. Thank you.

Right... But, what constitutes a "good Mud Cake"? Is it just a rich chocolate cake? Does it have a pudding-y sauce or texture? Light and fluffy, or thick and gooey?

They are supposed to be flat as a brownie, and almost as dense.

I have a recipe at home, but I haven't made it in years and it may take me a while to find it.

Bob

The foodtv recipe I linked below looks pretty close to what I remember, from a _Cotton Country_ cookbook published by the Junior League in Alabama (the back cover has a really cute plaid boll weevil :-)

'll dig up the recipe tonight. Bob

I do not know. I have never made a Mud Cake and I don't remember ever tasting or seeing one. I am not a lover of sweets.

Thank you for trying to help. I have copied about a dozen recipes from Google, all different ones and left them with the concierge. Alan will get them and try the one(s) he considers best. MS

Thank you, Bob. This looks just right, especially since it takes practically no time and effort. Alan is supposed to be a good baker, but only the baked goods with which he is experienced. Just as I am. Even I could attempt this recipe. :o)

I printed it out for Alan and will leave it downstairs for him.

MS

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Close but no cigar. It's mising the marshmallow cream. I'll try to look it up later. We've a storm coming in and I need to shut down... Cyndi

Marshmallow Creme? I thought it was supposed to have minature marshmallows stirred [whole, not melted] into the frosting. Like I said, it's been a long time since I've made it.

Bob

zxcvbob wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@uni-berlin.de:

I've seen recipes where miniature marshmallows are stirred into the frosting, but the heat of the frosting melts them.

Here is Emeril Lagasse's own!! Enjoy Mississippi Mud Cake Makes 1 Cake

This Southern classic combines coffee, bourbon, and chocolate for a delicious crowd-pleaser. For you chocolate lovers who may have watched our show on chocolate, this is a very simple cake to make. Top yours with some homemade ice cream - vanilla's my favorite.

1/2 pound (2 sticks) plus 2 teaspoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder 2 cups bleached all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup bourbon 1 1/2 cups strong brewed coffee, cooled 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped 1 3/4 cups sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1.. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. 2.. Grease a Bundt pan with 2 teaspoons of the butter, then lightly dust with the cocoa. 3.. Sift the flour with the baking soda and salt into a bowl, and set aside. 4.. Warm the bourbon and coffee in the top of a double boiler or a stainless steel bowl set over a pan of simmering water for 5 minutes. Add the chocolate and remaining butter and cook, stirring, until melted and smooth, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add the sugar and stir to dissolve. Cool slightly. 5.. Using a whisk or an electric mixer, stir the flour, 1/2 cup at a time, into the chocolate. Add the vanilla and eggs, whisking to mix well. 6.. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. (The cake will be slightly soft in the middle.) 7.. Remove from the oven and let rest in the pan for 20 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool for at least 30 minutes before serving. From Prime Time Emeril by Emeril's Food of Love Productions LLC. 2001 HarperCollins Publishers. Used by permission.

Thank you all for your help and for the recipes. Alan will bake some of them and will pick the one he likes best for the Mud Cake he is supposed to make for some kind of occasion.

MS

Margaret Suran wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news2.newsguy.com:

Beating His Feet? (on the Mississippi Mud... a line from a very old song)

Good point. The first thing that popped into my mind was actually "dirt cake" (pudding, cool whip, oreo crumbs, gummy worms...)

Thank you. I have received several recipes and Alan is trying them out. If he tells me how the "special" cake turned out, I will post it. MS

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Either. That's one of those 'what's on hand' things.

Cyndi