Mississippi Mud Cake

Name: Mississippi Mud Cake
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters bourbon; 4 larges eggs; 118 milliliters brewed espresso; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 355 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder; 237 milliliters coarsely chopped pecans (optional); 1 teaspoons fine salt; 177 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 227 grams sticks unsalted butter, cut into 16 pieces, plus more for coating the cake pan; 170 grams unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mississippi Mud Cake requires approximately 3 hours from start to finish. This dessert has 547 calories, 7g of protein, and 35g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up baking soda, salt, vanillan extract, and a few other things to make it today. It is a budget friendly recipe for fans of Southern food.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Generously coat a 12-cup Bundt pan with butter; set aside.

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Butter

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Oven

Place the flour, baking soda, espresso powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl and whisk to aerate and break up any lumps; set aside.

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Instant Espresso

Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Place the measured butter, chocolate, and brewed espresso in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the butter and chocolate are melted and the mixture is combined (it will look curdled).

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Brewed Espresso

Chocolate

Butter

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Remove from the heat and stir in the granulated sugar and bourbon until smooth and the sugar has dissolved; set aside.

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Sugar

Bourbon

Place the eggs and vanilla in a large bowl and whisk until the eggs are broken up.

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Vanilla

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Whisk in the chocolate mixture until smooth.

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Chocolate

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Whisk

Add the flour mixture and gently stir with a rubber spatula until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips and pecans, if using.

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Chocolate Chips

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

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Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

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Remove the pan to a wire rack and let the cake cool in the pan until just warm to the touch, about 45 minutes. Turn the cake out onto the wire rack and let it cool completely, at least 1 hour more. Dust with powdered sugar or serve with Espresso-Bourbon Caramel Sauce, if desired.

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Powdered Sugar

Caramel Sauce

Espresso

Bourbon

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Servings:

2teaspoons

baking soda 118milliliters

bourbon 4larges

eggs 118milliliters

brewed espresso 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 355milliliters

granulated sugar 2teaspoons

instant espresso powder 237milliliters

coarsely chopped pecans (optional)1teaspoons

fine salt 177milliliters

semisweet chocolate chips 227grams

sticks unsalted butter, cut into 16 pieces, plus more for coating the cake pan 170grams

unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped 1teaspoon

vanilla extract

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Bully Hill Vineyards Dry Riesling with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 14 dollars per bottle.