"Foot in the Fire" Chocolate Cake
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 10
Categories: Cakes / Chocolate / Desserts
Ingredients:
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick butter
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
ICING
- 1 stick butter
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 box powdered sugar
Directions:
Part 1 - Combine flour, sugar, salt in large mixing bowl.
Part 2 - In boiler combine butter, water, oil, and cocoa. Bring
to boil, stirring constantly. (You may do this in the microwave).
Pour over Part 1 and mix well.
Part 3 - Mix buttermilk, soda, eggs, and vanilla and add to parts
1 & 2.
Pour into large (12 x 17) greased and floured cookie sheet and
bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes.
While cake is cooking, prepare icing by placing the butter, cocoa,
and milk in saucepan or use microwave container and heat until
hot, just to melt butter. Do not boil. Add remaining ingredients.
Pour warm cake and let cool enough to eat, if you can :)
Option 1: (A necessity at this house) About 3 minutes before removing
cake from oven, place 2 cups of miniature marshmallows on top
of cake and return to oven. Let marshmallows puff. Remove from
oven and pour icing over.
Option 2: (A necessity at this house) Add 1 cup chopped pecans
to icing mixture
"Death by Chocolate" Truffle Tart With Espresso
Sauce
Author/Submitted by: Donna Ransdell (13 Feb 96)
Servings: 1
Categories: Chocolate / Coffee / Desserts / Pies
& Pastries / Sauces / Tarts
Ingredients:
Crust
1 1/2 cups Chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
6 tablespoons Butter
Filling
12 ounces Semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup Heavy cream
1 stick Butter, cut into bits and softened
2 tablespoons Kahlua
1 pinch Salt
Sauce
1/2 cup Whipping cream
4 tablespoons Sugar
1/4 cup Butter
1 teaspoon Espresso coffee, finely ground
Directions:
Crush or grind fine chocolate wafers in food processor. Melt butter
and blend into crumbs. Pat into tart or pie pan. Chill until firm
before filling or bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes, cool,and fill.
In a large saucepan combine the chocolate, cream, butter, and Kahlua
and heat the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring until it
is smooth. Remove from heat, allow to cool for 30 minutes at room
temperature. Pour into cooled tart shell and refrigerate for at
least 3 hours. In a saucepan, combine cream, sugar, and butter.
Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until mixture boils. Boil
5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in expresso
grounds. To serve, spoon a moderate amount of warm sauce on a rimmed
plate. Top with a wedge of tart.
Remarks
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