Annette Sym's Mud Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 125 g dark chocolate, broken into small pieces
• 125 g light margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 2 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons light margarine
• 1 tablespoon skim milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c.
• 2 to make cake: mix chocolate, margarine, sugar, coffee and water in a microwavable bowl. microwave on med-hi for about 2 minutes or until all ingredients are dissolved. stir every minute.
• 3 stir together applesauce and baking soda. add to the melted chocolate along with egg whites. mix well.
• 4 sift the flour and cocoa powder, then gently fold in until combined.
• 5 pour into a 19 cm pan greased with cooking spray.
• 6 bake 45-50 minutes or until cake springs back when touched. ice when cool.
• 7 icing: mix all ingredients together until smooth.spread over cake then refrigerate.