That Scrumdiddlyumptious Mud Pie Cake recipe, and more party pics

The Op Shops did a good trade with everyone looking for gear to wear to our granddaughter C's 80's theme birthday party. The smell of hairspray heavy in the air and the compilation music tapes ... er, disks or whatever they use nowadays, playing,  we oldies retired to the front room and left the youngies to it.  Of course, when Dad brought the pizzas and fried chicken home, it was on for young and old!  

Time for the cake, a Pac-Man cake no less!  Our clever daughter, G, had put it all together with a minimum of fuss. Oh, it tasted so good too.   

C was thrilled with her Pac-Man cake

 Here's the recipe:

G's Scrumdiddlyumptious Mud Pie Cake  

Ingredients:

250g butter

200g dark chocolate

2 cups caster sugar

1_1/3  cups water

1 teaspoon instant coffee

¾ cup Plain Flour

¾ cup S.R. Flour

¼ cup cocoa powder

3 eggs, lightly beaten

Icing:

125g butter

¾ cup icing sugar

125g white chocolate

Method

1. In large saucepan, add the first 5 ingredients.

2. Melt together over a low heat until sugar is dissolved and butter and chocolate are melted. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.

3. Sift Plain Flour, S.R. Flour and cocoa powder into the saucepan with the cooled liquid:

4. Stir it all together: 

..... then blend with a handmixer in the saucepan.

5. Add the eggs and mix gently:

6. Pour mixture into greased 20cm cake tin and bake at 150 degr celsius (302 deg fahrenheit) for 1¾ hours. 

Check the cake, it may not need this much time (depends on the oven).

 Icing:

1. Cream butter and icing sugar then add melted white chocolate.
2. Spread over the cooled cake.

This makes enough icing to cover the sides and top of one big cake. 

Well on its way to becoming a Pac-Man

G says that this cake is best made at least one day before eating… preferably two! 

I say that, as well as it being a thoroughly delicious rich and dense mud cake, the icing is nice and smooth and not sickly sweet tasting.

CAKE!!!  did someone say CAKE!!!

George Bear happily reports that his Mummy
was feeling a lot better and enjoyed the party
food too!

"I personally don't care for parties - all those
feet just scare me"

"I was doing fine until that last pizza!"

[s n o r e]

"aw pleeze Grandma, will you stop
taking my photo.  I'm tired"

,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,

I just have to add this final bit. The morning after her party, C, and two of her friends who slept over, got themselves up early and reported to the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal headquarters as doorknock volunteers.  

They raised several hundred dollars.  

Well done - you rock!