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6 MINUTE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup flour, all-purpose

1 cup sugar

3 Tbs. cocoa, unsweetened

1 Tsp. baking soda

1/2 Tsp. salt

1 Tsp. instant coffee, or espresso

6 Tbs. oil

1 Tbs. vinegar

1 Tsp. vanilla

1 cup cold water, or strong coffee

Directions

Directions: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Then, in a 9×9 cake pan, measure and blend thoroughly with a fork the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, instant coffee powder, and salt.

Next, make 3 indentations in the dry ingredients with your fork. Into the first, pour 6 tb. of oil. Into the second, pour 1 tb. vinegar. Into the third, pour 1 tsp. vanilla.

Then, over all ingredients, pour 1 cup of cold water or strong, cold coffee. Stir with a fork until evenly blended.

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

This chocolate cake recipe is very rich and best served alone, with whipped cream, ice cream, or your favorite frosting.

CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Ingredients

4 ea. Eggs

3 Tbs. Brown sugar, packed

4 Tsp. Vegetable oil

1 Tsp. Vanilla

1 1/3 c. Instant dry milk powder

3/4 c. Whole wheat flour

2 Tsp. Baking soda

2 Tsp. Ground cinnamon

3 c. Grated carrots

1 c. Crushed pineapple, drained

1/4 c. Dark raisins

Directions

Spray an 8 tube pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. Combine eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla; beat well. With mixer at low speed beat in milk powder, flour, baking soda and cinnamon until thoroughly combined. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into pan and bake 40-45 minutes until cake tests done. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Remove cake from pan; drizzle with CREAM CHEESE GLAZE.

CHEESE CAKE (NURIT)

Ingredients

MAIN: 500 g Cheese – 5 fat

250 g Cheese – 9 fat

1 c. Leben *

6 Eggs

1 c. Sugar

4 Tbs. Vanilla Instant Pudding

4 Tbs. Corn flour

tb Vanilla Sugar (optional)

TOPPING: 1 c. Cream

Vanilla Instant Pudding (the remnant from above)

Some chocolate -or- Minced nuts (for decoration)

* Sour cream of less than 5% fat

Directions

For this cake recipe, beat the egg whites with the sugar to make a solid foam. Mix the other ingredients in a separate bowl. Add the foam with light movements. Pour into a baking pan of 26 cm diameter. Bake for 10 minutes in a preheated hot oven then lower temperature to medium and leave the cake in for about 45 minutes. When ready (check with a tooth pick) let it cool down for at least 10 minutes in the partly open oven. Beat the cream with the rest of the instant pudding. Put this on the cake in a thin layer. Spread some chocolate crumbs or minced nuts for decoration.

Beat to a cream half a cupful of butter and a cupful and a quarter of powdered sugar. Add two well-beaten eggs, two tablespoonfuls of wine, half a cupful of milk, and a cupful and a half of sifted flour, with which has been mixed a teaspoonful and a half of baking powder. Bake this in four well-buttered, deep, tin plates for about fifteen minutes in a moderate oven. Put half a pint of milk in the double-boiler, and on the fire.

Beat together the yolks of two eggs, three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar, and a level tablespoonful of flour. Stir this mixture into the boiling milk, beating well. Add one-sixth of a teaspoonful of salt, and cook for fifteen minutes, stirring often. When cooked, flavor with half a teaspoonful of vanilla extract. Put two of the cakes on two large plates, spread the cream over them, and lay the other two cakes on top. Beat the whites of the two eggs to a stiff froth, and then beat into them one cupful of powdered sugar and one teaspoonful of vanilla.

Shave one ounce of Walter Baker & Co.’s Premium No. 1 Chocolate, and put it in a small pan with two tablespoonfuls of sugar and one tablespoonful of boiling water. Stir over a hot fire until smooth and glossy. Now add three tablespoonfuls of cream or milk, and stir into the beaten egg and sugar. Spread on the pies and set away for a few hours.

CHERRY DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE

1 box Devil’s Food cake mix2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries1 recipe of your favorite chocolate frostingPreheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch layer cake pans. Prepare cake mix as directed on package. Divide the batter evenly between the two pans. Bake and cool as directed on the package.

Fold the maraschino cherries into the whipped topping. Spread over the top of one of the layers. Top mixture with the second cake layer. Frost with the chocolate frosting. Store cake in the refrigerator.

BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE CAKE

1 1/2 cups cake flour1 1/2 cups sugar1 cup buttermilk1/3 cup shortening3 egg whites3 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted1 tsp baking soda1 tsp saltPreheat oven to 350 degrees.Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans. Into a large mixing bowl measure all ingredients; mix with electric mixer at low speed, beat until well mixed, constantly scraping bowl. Beat at high speed for 5 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl. Pour batter into pans and bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool layers in pans on wire racks for 10minutes. Remove cakes from pans and cool completely on wire racks. Frost with your favorite frosting.

DUTCH MOCHA CHOCOLATE CAKE

3 cups sifted cake flour1 tsp baking soda3/4 cup cococa2 3/4 cups sugar1/2 tsp salt1 cup hot coffee1 cup sweet butter1 cup sour cream2 tsp vanilla5 egg whites

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Thoroughly grease three 9-inch cake pans. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt together and sift three times. Combine cocoa, 1/2 cup of the sugar, and coffee. Cool. Cream butter and 1 1/2 cups of the sugar until light and fluffy. Add cocoa mixture, sour cream, and vanilla. Add flour mixture, stirring until smooth. Beat egg whites with remaining sugar until stiff. Fold into the batter. Pour batter into pans and bake for 30 minutes. Cool and remove from pans. Frost with your favorite frosting.

Enjoy!

CHERRY DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE

1 box Devil’s Food cake mix2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries1 recipe of your favorite chocolate frostingPreheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch layer cake pans. Prepare cake mix as directed on package. Divide the batter evenly between the two pans. Bake and cool as directed on the package.

Fold the maraschino cherries into the whipped topping. Spread over the top of one of the layers. Top mixture with the second cake layer. Frost with the chocolate frosting. Store cake in the refrigerator.

BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE CAKE

1 1/2 cups cake flour1 1/2 cups sugar1 cup buttermilk1/3 cup shortening3 egg whites3 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted1 tsp baking soda1 tsp saltPreheat oven to 350 degrees.Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans. Into a large mixing bowl measure all ingredients; mix with electric mixer at low speed, beat until well mixed, constantly scraping bowl. Beat at high speed for 5 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl. Pour batter into pans and bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool layers in pans on wire racks for 10minutes. Remove cakes from pans and cool completely on wire racks. Frost with your favorite frosting.

DUTCH MOCHA CHOCOLATE CAKE

3 cups sifted cake flour1 tsp baking soda3/4 cup cococa2 3/4 cups sugar1/2 tsp salt1 cup hot coffee1 cup sweet butter1 cup sour cream2 tsp vanilla5 egg whites

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Thoroughly grease three 9-inch cake pans. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt together and sift three times. Combine cocoa, 1/2 cup of the sugar, and coffee. Cool. Cream butter and 1 1/2 cups of the sugar until light and fluffy. Add cocoa mixture, sour cream, and vanilla. Add flour mixture, stirring until smooth. Beat egg whites with remaining sugar until stiff. Fold into the batter. Pour batter into pans and bake for 30 minutes. Cool and remove from pans. Frost with your favorite frosting.

Enjoy!

9 ounces unsalted butter, diced

9 ounces of dark chocolate (approx. 50% cocoa solids), broken into pieces

5 medium eggs, separated, whites from the yolks

9 ounces of sugar

1 Tablespoon of water

Glaze or Ganash:

5.25 ounces of dark chocolate, broken into pieces

2 Ounces of Heavy Cream

2 Tablespoons brandy

Garnish:

4 Ounces of powdered sugar and a sifter for dusting , and a doily to use as the mold for dusting a design on top of the cake

1 Sprig of Mint for the top as garnish

Directions for making the no bake chocolate cake recipe:

Preheat the oven to 325 for a gas oven, and 350 for an electric oven. You will need a 9” cake pan with a removable base, to add the cake mixture to before baking. In a pan over a double boiler you will melt the chocolate, and the butter, stirring often, and be careful not to burn. Once it is totaly melted remove from the double boiler, and wait to add the rest of the mixtures below as follows.

In a separate bowl you will whisk the egg yolks with half of the sugar for a few minutes until the egg yolk and sugar mixture is a pale yellow. This is done to make sure that the egg yolks are cooked, and the sugar is melted.

In a separate bowl you will whisk the egg whites with the other half of the sugar until they reach stiff peaks. When you have finished whisking you should have what is called a meringue, and it should be stiff and shiny.

You will then start to fold in the semi cool chocolate, and butter, into the yolks egg mixture, then the egg whites, you will do this in 1/3′s on each mixture. Make sure to fold in and not mix. You do not want to overwork, if you do the cake will be very dense instead of light and fluffy. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until done, when a tooth pick is inserted in the center, and comes out clear.

When the cake is cooked until done, you will remove the cake from the oven. You will then take a knife and insert it, and run it on the inside of the cake mold, and the outside of the cake. You are clearing the sides from the ring mold, and leave it to cool in the tin, on a wire rack. The wire rack will help air to circulate on the bottom so it will cool evenly, and it will cool somewhat faster. It will also help eliminate a soggy bottom, or center. The sides of the cake may shrink in some, or maybe even quite a bit that will be okay. You can trim the cake if you like, if the appearance is not an issue, that is all good, too.

While the cake is cooling melt the ganash, or glaze over a double boiler. You will do this with the chocolate, and the heavy cream stirring over a low to medium heat until all is melted. You will then add your Brandy and stir. You will then remove the cake ring or cake collar while leaving the cake on the base, place it on a plate or cake board. Trickle the icing over the top and edges, allowing it to run over. You will set the cake in a cool place or on a cooling rack for several hours for the icing to set.

Before you are ready for service you will use your doily at this time to make a pattern that you desire, and dust lightly over it, to make a design on the top of your cake. Do not touch the doily to the top of the cake just place about an inch or two above the top of the cake. Add your mint spring atop of the cake for the finishing touches. This cake can be served several hours after it has totally cooled, or you can chill it in the fridge and serve the next day if you so desire. Enjoy

My mom is a very open person, and always willing to share. Not only is she generous with her advice, but she will share with you all the things that she experienced. she is always willing to explain sewing, cooking, or advanced mathematics. There is one thing, however, that she guards jealously. It is her biggest secret, and she had promises that she will carry to the grave. And that is her chocolate cake recipe. So far, we tried everything to to get it from her.

This is not just a normal chocolate mix cake recipe. This is seriously gourmet. It is not a simple chocolate cake recipe, either. Chocolate cake is normally very easy to make, but hers demands all day and all night. She is literally in there for 12 hours at a time, slaving away on the perfect chocolate cake. But it is wonderful. It is priceless. It is the most delicious cake that I have ever ate. I could do anything to get that chocolate cake recipe.

The thing is, my mother isn’t all that into chocolate in general. She never makes chocolate brownies. When she goes to a restaurant she won’t even order a chocolate brownie. But that chocolate cake recipe is her favourite thing in the world. Every holiday she cooks it, and each time we ask for more. Nobody ever gets sick of it. Even my friends, strict vegetarians who will only eat vegan chocolate cake recipes usually, will make an exception for her delectable chocolate cake. It really is that good.

The truly sad part is that, since I first tasted that chocolate cake, I will not eat any other sort of chocolate desert. Even the finest German chocolate cake recipe leaves me unsatisfied. Part of it is that my dear mother made it. She spends so much time on it, and clearly wants us to like it so much, that it is hard to resist. I don’t know if I would like it quite as much if it were someone else who made it, but even so I would like it still. After all, she has won several cookingcontests with her chocolate cake recipe. She has only participated a handful of times, but every time she has entered the same recipe, and every time she has won. It was no use to try to sneak in the kitchen. Until I left the room, she just refused to go on with her cooking. I hope some day she will share the recipe with us.