Ok so, chocolate cake and Dr. MLK, Jr have nothing to do with eachother, but since it's his birthday, I'd thought I'd squeeze a reference in there somewhere. Why not celebrate the progress of America in civil rights with a hunk of super moist, super rich, decadent goodness? I mean, we are still in the 30 days of chocolate stretch to Valentine's Day.
By the way, I've never been a huge fan of chocolate cake, which is why this one doesn't have chocolate icing. To me, there is such a thing as too much chocolate. But this one I do like. So far, it's the only I've ever bothered to make note of the recipe for future cravings. I hope you enjoy it as well.
Chocolate Cake (with vanilla glaze) (for small 8x8 square pan or small bundt pan)
For the batter you need:
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 c cocoa powder
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup (or 1 stick) butter or margarine
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 cup of fresh brewed coffee (still warm but not boiling)
For the glaze you need:
1 cup of confectioners sugar
1 tbsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or non-stick spray (same thing) the pan to be used.
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, salt and cinnamon.
In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Until its light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla. Add this mixture to the dry mixture.
While the coffee is still warm, slowly stir it into the batter. It should look slightly watery/runny. Not as thick as usual cake batters. You will indeed be compelled to add more flour if you're used to mixing cake batters. But do refrain.
Pour the smooth, well blended batter in the pan. Bake for about 40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes our mostly clean. (Because it's so moist, some will stick. If it comes out completely clean, it's overdone.)
While the cake is in the oven, mix the confectioners sugar, milk, and vanilla in a bowl until its smooth with almost no visible sugar clumps.
Once the cake is cool, drizzle it over the cake.
It's so yummy and easy pleasey, so pass me a piecey.
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Happy Saturday night! So, I've basically spent the last free day of my vacation being uber-lazy. I thought, maybe I should post something before I start the laundry and cleaning fest and taking the time to figure out how to work this DVR thing. (Yeah, I'm late but I never wanted to pay extra for anything unnecessary. I'm a cheapo. I wait until things are free. You'll realize this sooner or later.)
I digress. In my laziness I was thinking, a fried mudslide would be good right now. Though, I'm not having one tonight, doesn't mean I can't share the recipe with you! You can have a good night, too. Yes, I spread the happy. You're welcome. And no you don't actually "fry" anything per se; though you could should you choose to do a stove top method on the tortillas rather than using the oven. It's a combo of 2 of my fav desserts--fried ice cream and obviously a mudslide. The measurements aren't exact, you're just going to have to eyeball it like I do. (I did mention it was lazy Saturday didn't I?)
Fried Mudslide (1 share-able portion)
1-2 cinnamon tortillas to garnish (recipe to follow)
2 scoops of vanilla ice cream
1 tbsp Kahlua
1/2 tbsp Bailey's Irish Cream
Hershey's chocolate syrup
heavy whipped topping
corn flakes
sprinkling of cinnamon sugar
Blend the ice cream, Kahlua, & Bailey's Irish Cream to milkshake consistency. In a glass, drizzle chocolate syrup on the bottom. Add the ice cream/liqueur mixture. Top with whipped cream. Toss the cornflakes with cinnamon sugar and top the whipped cream with this.Garnish with cinnamon tortillas. Doesn't hurt to drizzle a little more syrup here. Make it all pretty and stuff.
Cinnamon Tortillas
flour tortillas (makes as many as you feel like making)
butter melted
cinnamon
sugar
Preheat the oven to about 325 degrees. Cut the tortillas into any shape you'd like-strips, wedges, or fancy whatnots. Coat both sides of the tortillas in melted butter. Sprinkle both sides with cinnamon sugar. Bake until light golden brown and crisp. It should bubble up a bit. You're going to want to line this pan because this will leave a syrupy residue behind. Be sure to let them cool before enjoying them with your mudslide or fruit salsa.
Now here's the part where I sound like a commercial. Though there is very little alcohol in this, I can't control how much you pour in. So....."drink responsibly."
Good stuff? Yep. I thought so.
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