Harricane's Birthday Cake

Little Harricane is having a birthday this week.

So Harrisam helped TCM to make a chocolate mudcake

As usual, they assisted with the clean-up....

Then washed it down with a goody gumdrops ice-cream.

CHOCOLATE MUDCAKE

2 cups sugar

3/4 cup cocoa

1 &1/2 tsp baking powder

1 &1/2 tsp baking soda

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1& 3/4 cup flour

1 tsp salt

1/2 cup oil

1 cup milk

Mix together and add 1 cup boiling water.

Mixture is very wet - that is ok.

Bake at 160oC for about 1 hour but keep testing after about 50 minutes.

Ganache Frosting:

1 cup cream

350 grams chocolate

Bring cream to the boil, pour over the chocolate.

Mix well until all melted together.

Frost the cooled cake