Mud cake has two distinct usages. In general usage it refers to a Mississippi mud pie — a dense, fudgy chocolate dessert. In Australian usage 'mud cake' (or 'chocolate mud cake') specifically denotes a rich, moist, very dense chocolate cake, typically with a ganache coating, that is a staple of Australian bakeries and home baking. The Australian usage is the more specific and culturally embedded of the two. In both cases the 'mud' refers to the dark, dense, slightly gooey texture of the cake.
She picked up a mud cake from the bakery on the way to the office and it was gone before lunch.
No comments yet — say something.
A Mississippi mud pie.
No comments yet — say something.
(Australia) A chocolate cake.
No comments yet — say something.
Add your own interpretation of "mud cake".
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.