Marbled Chocolate Mud Cake

Taken from The Malaysian Women's Weekly

Preparation: 20 mins
Bake: 1 1/2 hrs
Serves: 5

250 gm butter, chopped
1 1/2 cups hot water
2 cups caster sugar
2 eggs
1 cup plain flour
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
100 gm white chocolate, melted
100 gm dark chocolate, melted
Chocolate shapes to decorate
Thick cream to serve

Ganache:
200 gm white chocolate, chopped
1 2/3 cups thickened cream

Method:
1. Grease a deep 22 cm round cake pan. Line base and side with baking paper. Preheat oven at 150'C
2. Heat butter, hot water and sugar in a large pan. Stir over a low fire until sugar finally dissolves. Transfer the mixture into a large bowl. Allow to cool slightly
3. Beat mixture with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 secs. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined. Stir in sifted flours. Divide mixture in half
4. Stir white chocolate into one portion, and dark chocolate into the remaining portion. Pour white portion into prepared pan, followed by dark portion. Use a skewer to drag through mixtures to create a marbled effect
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hrs. Cool cake in pan. Turn out on a wire rack once cooled
6. To prepare the ganache, heat white chocolate and cream in a small pan over a low fire; stir until melted. Allow to cool until it has a spreadable consistency
7. Spread over top and side of cooled chocolate cake. Decorate cake with chocolate shapes and serve with thick cream