Chocolate Butter Cake

Deeply chocolaty, moist cake with a nice crumb. Makes two 9" rounds. Goes very well with Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting. Source http://www.joyofbaking.com/ChocolateButterCake.html Special Equipment Two 9" round cake pans Parchment paper Stand Mixer Preheat Oven Preheat oven to 350° F Ingredients 120 grams unsweetened chocolate, chopped 30 grams unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup boiling water 295 grams all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 226 grams unsalted butter, room temperature 400 grams granulated white sugar 3 large eggs 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 cup (240 ml) milk Preparation Prepare Cake Pans Butter two 9" round cake pans....

November 30, 2014

Mexican Chocolate Pudding

Ingredients 2 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed, sliced, and seeds removed 1 saigon cinnamon stick 1/2 ceylon cinnamon stick 2 vanilla pods, sliced open, seeds scraped out, and cut in half. 1 tablespoon congnac 2 cups oat milk 33 grams granulated sugar 33 grams brown sugar 30 grams unsweetened cocoa powder 20 grams cornstarch 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt 115 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat Oven Preheat oven to 175°F....