Mississippi Mud Slice

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 250 g butter, chopped
• 150 g bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 cups caster sugar
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• cocoa powder, and icing sugar to decorate

Recipe

• 1 grease a 19cm x 30cm lamington pan. line base and sides with baking paper.
• 2 combine butter, chocolate, sugar, water and coffee in a heatproof bowl. place bowl over a pot of simmering water. stir over heat until chocolate is melted and smooth. allow mixture to cool until warm.
• 3 sift the flour and cocoa into a large bowl. add a third of the chocolate mixture and mix well. add remaining chocolate and eggs. stir until well combined. pour mixture into prepared pan.
• 4 cook in a moderately slow oven (160ºc) for about 50 minutes or until cooked when tested. stand slice in pan for 10 minutes after cooking before turning out onto a wire rack to allow to cool.
• 5 serve slice dusted with extra cocoa and icing sugar.