ZESTY CHOCOLATE MUD CAKE

When I finally decided to go for it and start this food blog journey, I knew right away what would be my first recipe to share. Actually, there was no doubt at it at all. It's something that always comes out of the oven looking and tasting just perfect, and it's done in a blink of an eye - my Mom's ZESTY CHOCOLATE MUD CAKE. The love at first bite between me and this chocolate goodness was more than obvious. My Mom made it for me not long after she started working as a chef in a restaurant where this cake was on the menu. When she told me how it's made, I couldn't believe that something so decadent and flavorsome is so easy to make! It only takes several ingridients that can be found in every pantry, few minutes of mixing, hot oven and - voila! Ready to serve! The great thing about this cake is that it is splendid in taste whether you eat it warm or after it cools down. The orange zest compliments the chocolate in every way, while the hint of cinnamon makes it wonderfully comforting. I love to sprinkle it with powdered sugar just because I'm a horrible sweet-tooth, but also because it looks great when serving.

INGREDIENTS:
-6 whole eggs
- 100 grams castor sugar
- 250 grams unsalted butter
- 250 grams semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons of flour
- 1 orange zest
- 1 teaspoon rum extract
- 1/2 teaspoon powdered cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- powdered sugar for decoration

INSTRUCTIONS:
Prepare your oven by heating it to 375F.
Melt the butter and the chocolate chips in the microwave (in separate bowls), then set aside to cool down a bit so it's not too hot.
Mix together the eggs and the sugar on high speed until foamy. Add melted butter, mix for one minute, then add melted chocolate and mix again for one minute. Add flour and mix again until smooth. Finally add the rest of the ingredients (orange zest, rum extract, cinnamon andsalt) and give it a final round of mixing.
Take the baking dish (I like to use ceramic pie dish), oil it generously so the cake mix doesn't stick to it during the baking, pour the cake mix into the dish and pop into the oven for 25 minutes.
The cake will rise and become kinda cracked on top when done, but to be 100% sure it's baked, you can just gently stick a thootpick in the middle of the cake - there should be some sticky batter leftover on it, but it cannot be too thin or watery.
After you take the cake out of the oven, give it 10 minutes to rest and cool down, then it's ready to serve.
Sprinkle with some powdered sugar before serving.