posted by Maureen McHugh at 8:49 PM
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Damn. I need to get some more pans...
This similar to Narsai's Chocolate Decadence recipe. Its interesting in your recipe how the quantities for chocolate, butter, and eggs are all multiples of three.
We've been know to split the recipe in half, one with dark and the other with white chocolate, then combine and bake them in a mold.
Moving is a time of transitions. In hindsite, there are things we did in one house that never seemed to catch on in the next. Cooking and baking was never one of them, but the kinds of things we made were.
SquidgePa, I think the cool thing about this recipe is that instead of using sugar, you use sugar syrup, which makes the consistency really smooth.
I love the idea of splitting it in half and making half chocolate and half white chocolate. I'm baking a lot I think as comfort against the general anxiety of moving. I figure once I'm settled, I'll bake a lot less.
David, living as you do in the land of fabulous chocolate, you DO need more pans.
I've always wanted to make a flourless chocolate cake--I have to make a list of these always-wanted things and get going on them, I guess.
You could also tweek the ganache:
* For raspberry ganache, add 3T of raspberry jam (with seeds) and 2t of kirshwasser.
* for a cream cheese ganache, melt 1/3 cup cream cheese and 1/3 cup honey in a double boiler, then add 8 oz bittersweet chocolate.
The cake was a success--moist and smooth and very very rich. Lucette, you should try it.
Today we are in Austin, and we are scheduled to look at 18 houses in today and tomorrow. Bob has a system, thank God, for helping us remember what we see.
Good Luck!
My mother made a Chocolate Decadence cake and it was pretty tasty, although I have to admit I'm content with just eating the chocolate in its bar form. Good luck w/ househunting. Pay special attention to the Guest Rooms....
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