Tag Archive: chocolate cake
Chocolate Lava Cake
May 16, 2011
I remember a certain look on my babies’ faces after they finished filling their tummies with milk. Their sleepy smiles were a mixture of deep satisfaction and complete happiness. Life was good.
I think I had a similar look on my face one evening while enjoying a molten chocolate lava cake for dessert. After finishing our meals at a local restaurant (D Mo's Pasta & Chop House at The Clarke Hotel), my husband suggested we try this dessert. Ah, life was good.
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Chocolate Marble Cake
April 28, 2011
Sometimes you just need to have a good home made cake, with chocolate in it, of course.
Here's a recipe for a chocolate marble cake. After it cools spread some chocolate frosting on the top and you'll be all set!
| Chocolate Marble Cake • 1/3 cup butter • 1 cup sugar • 2 eggs, well beaten • 1 1/2 cups flour • 2 teaspoons baking powder • 1/2 cup milk • 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate • 1 tablespoon butter • 1 teaspoon vanilla Read more |
Irish Chocolate Cake
November 3, 2010
This cake is neither green nor lucky, it is simply enhanced with Irish Cream Liqueur.
| Irish Chocolate Cake • 1 3/4 cups flour • 1 cup white sugar • 1 cup brown sugar (don't pack it down when measuring) • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder • 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder • 1/2 tsp. salt • 1 1/4 cups buttermilk • 2 large eggs • 1/4 cup vegetable oil • 2 tsp. vanilla • 1/2 cup Irish Cream liqueur • 1/2 cup water Read more |
Chocolate Applesauce Cake
October 16, 2010
Here's a tasty chocolate applesauce cake with chocolate chip topping...
I can even say with certainty that my kids like this cake: I caught them eating it for breakfast one morning! The applesauce makes it very moist and the chocolate, well, it's chocolate!
This recipe can be successfully made with egg replacer as well so it's a good option for those with egg allergies.
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Strawberry (or Raspberry!) Chocolate Shortcake
September 22, 2010
Instead of the usual birthday cake, I made something different this year for my husband’s birthday treat. The only thing I did was change out the strawberry topping for raspberry – his preferred fruit.
Turned out to be a big hit. Maybe I started a new tradition???
Enjoy this awesome recipe!
| Strawberry (or Raspberry!) Chocolate Shortcake • 1 pint strawberries, rinsed, hulled, and sliced or 1/2 pint raspberries, rinsed • 1 cup sugar (reserve ¼ cup for fruit topping) • 2 cups all-purpose flour • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder • 1 tablespoon baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into bits and chilled • 1/2 cup milk • 1 teaspoon vanilla • 1 cup heavy cream or whipped cream • Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish • Bottled hot fudge sauce (optional) Read more |
Chocolate Jimmy Cake
September 15, 2010
What on earth are jimmies?
Jimmies are small confectionery candies used mainly as decorations on top of cakes, cup cakes, doughnuts, and ice cream. Some popular alternative names are sprinkles, hundreds and thousands, or ants.
I grew up understanding that “sprinkles” are a multi-colored version of the candy, while “jimmies” specifically meant chocolate sprinkles.
Chocolate sprinkles were invented by a Dutch company in 1936. Many Dutch children will put chocolate sprinkles on top of buttered bread for a tasty after school snack.
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Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake
September 1, 2010
Can't get enough chocolate in a single cake?
Interested in impressing your dinner guests with a scrumptious chocolate dessert?
Your family is begging for a new recipe with lots of chocolaty goodness?
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Invite Chocolate To Your Wedding!
August 12, 2010
Chocolate and celebrations go back as early as the ancient Maya, maybe even earlier. The Maya served a frothy chocolate beverage made from crushed cacao beans. Perhaps it was used for the first toast by the best man!
Today, the tradition of serving chocolate at weddings continues. Receptions serve guests chocolate wedding cake, the bride and groom thank their guests with chocolate wedding favors and, the pièce de résistance, a chocolate fountain for dipping!
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Chocolate Zucchini Cake
August 11, 2010
I wonder who thought the pairing of chocolate and zucchini in a cake would make a good idea?
It is a rather unusual combination. (My husband claims that foods commonly served as vegetables should not be added to cake!)
I did a little looking around to find out some history behind the invention of chocolate zucchini cake and noticed there are a lot of theories but no one really knows for sure. I like the most logical one; someone had to find a way to use up the most prolific invader of the garden!
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Cupcakes Rule!
May 1, 2010
A couple weeks ago I attended an event that included a lunch buffet. I love buffets, especially the all-you-can-eat-dessert part of a buffet.
After eating my lunch, I elbowed my way through the crowd that had swarmed around the desserts. I stared at the table. <gasp> It had an abundance of cupcakes, the most diverse assortment of beautifully decorated cupcakes I had ever laid eyes on!
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