Essential Recipe: Chocolate Layer Cake Recipes from The Kitchn
A discussion of chocolate cake should always be prefaced by Gourmet columnist Laurie Colwin: "Anyone who spends time in the kitchen eventually comes to realize that what she or he is looking for is the perfect chocolate cake." Each cook has decided preferences when it comes to his ideal chocolate cake, but they usually fall somewhere on the spectrum of Colwin's three types: flourless, fudgy, and cocoa. Today what I have for you is the third on that list: a tender, moist, fluffy cocoa cake that is still deep, dark, and chocolatey. Oh, and super quick. Some chocolate cakes are completely flourless — quivering mousses of pure cacao. Others are closer to a brownie with a crackly crust.
Molten Lava Chocolate Chip Cookie
Need I say more? Just yum! Go make a couple of these! Made a batch of chocolate chip cookie dough. Baked most of them as these: Then I did this:
Cupcake Rampage: Hummingbird Cakes
I know what you’re thinking: Hummingbird cake? WTF? That’s okay, I’d never heard of it, either. You could call this the third leg of a twisted Triple Crown of Southern-style baking, following the Kentucky Derby day mint julep cupcakes and the beloved red velvet ones before that. To carry the analogy further, if red velvet is Man o’ War, and mint juleps are Secretariat, then hummingbird cake would be Seabiscuit. Get it?
Slutty Brownies - StumbleUpon
Now I don’t want to over sell this, so I’m going to be conservative and simply say, that these are… The Best Brownies In The WORLD. I know, big statement. They’re called Slutty Brownies because they’re oh so easy, and more than a little bit filthy. They’re best served warm from the oven, with good quality vanilla ice cream (devastatingly I didn’t have any in the freezer this time, so I guess I’ll just have to make them again). They take about 45mins to make, including baking time.
Fried Ice Cream
I'm sure you are thinking about Cinco de Mayo this very minute. You should be because it's in two days. We look for any excuse to celebrate.
Cherry-Almond Poke Cake
I'm a big fan of repairing reputations. I believe most things start off with the best intentions, but sometimes take a wrong turn, start running with a bad crowd, and need a loving hand to get back on track. This, I'm afraid, is what happened to poke cake. Although I can't say for certain, I'm guessing this simple, light-as-air creation started off as an Americanized version of something a bit more refined (poke cake after all is not too far removed from Mexican tres leches cake or the French syrup-soaked genoise), but then found itself mixing with the wrong crowd (Betty Crocker) and took the unfortunate turn to become the boxed cake mix, Jell-O pudding, and whipped-topping disaster it has turned into.
Brownie Covered Oreos
Can it really be December 6th? I LOVE this time of year, but wish it would SLOW down just a little! Mama’s got lots of shopping to do still To help the you in the kitchen this Holiday Season I have whipped up an ULTRA simple cookie that is not only the cutest little thing I’ve seen but is absolutely delicious!
Food Librarian
Chocolate-Caramel-Banana Upside-Down Cake The upside-down cake is a big favorite of mine. After the Bundt, of course. And no worries...I'm not going to make 30 days of upside-down cakes. Because people who do that kind of thing are just crazy. Chocolate.Caramel.Bananas.Perfect!
Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 2)
Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island, Hong Kong Fernando De Noronha - Brazil Spirit Island, Magligne Lake, Alberta, Canada Rice Field Terraces in Yunnan, China Bern, Switzerland Coron Palawan, Philippines
Chocolate Mousse
This is a serious dessert mousse, friends. A chocolate experience so rich, velvety and decadent, a few tablespoons is really all that any one person needs. I usually chuckle when I watch Mrs.
Olive Oil and Whiskey Carrot Cake
Making Ursula's birthday cake is always an exercise in balance. I learned my lesson big time last year when she asked for a rainbow cake and I decided to take the opportunity of her turning six, combined with the fact that the rainbow has six colors, to make her a six-layer chocolate cake frosted with a different color of the rainbow from the bottom up; red. . . orange . . . yellow. . . you get the idea. I almost didn't see life on the other side of that cake and swore I'd take it easier this year. So when a few weeks ago she said, "Mom, all I want is a carrot cake. . ."
Banana Split Bites
Banana Split Bites ~ A classic ice cream dessert gets mini for some bite size fun. And yes, there is actually a tiny scoop of ice cream tucked inside and underneath the whip cream of those little darlings. Banana Split Mini Bites For once I made something mini for portion control and not just for the cute factor.
Buttermilk Spice Cake with Pear Compote and Crème Fraîche Recipe at Epicurious
For pear compote: Mix sugar, lime juice, and salt in heavy large saucepan. Add pears and toss gently to coat. Cover and cook over medium-low heat until pears are just tender, stirring occasionally, 10 to 12 minutes.
Students are students - StumbleUpon
In general, the life of a student is hard, but the student life still remains in memory as the most fun. And that is the sames all over the world.
