I used to bake a lot. I mean 25 pound bags of flour and sugar from Smart and Final a lot.
These days
things have slowed way down. My oven is on more to help heat up the house than
to cook or bake anything.
Still every so
often I get a wild hair.
This time I
was inspired by bother the recipe on the back of the Hershyes cocoa powder box
and an Irish Tipsy cake recipe I have used many times before.
I wanted to
make a nice moist chocolate cake and my pantry is stocked with odds and ends
for dessert baking.
I threw the
following ingredients together and it came out so moist it is almost like baked
pudding but a tad under sweetened so I covered the slices with powdered sugar.
1 Can
Sweetened Condensed Milk
¾ Cups Powdered Unsweetened Cocoa
1 Stick Salted
Butter
2 Eggs
1 Cup of Milk
1 Cup of
boiling water
1 ¾ Cups of flour
1 Teaspoon
Salt
1 ½ Teaspoons each
Baking Soda and Baking Powder
2 Teaspoons
Vanilla
1 Cup Apple
Sauce
Melt the
butter and combine it with the condensed milk and chocolate powder. Beat in
eggs. Add the boiling water and the milk separately mixing well after each.
Sift the dry
ingredients all together. Now slowly add the liquid mix to the dry mixture.
Beat well. Batter will be thin.
Pour into two
9by9 baking pans or one large baking dish that is buttered and floured.
Bake 30-40
minutes at 350 degrees.
At about 20 min when I looked at it things looked good but it was way wet inside. So I covered it with foil.
At about 20 min when I looked at it things looked good but it was way wet inside. So I covered it with foil.
Remove from
heat and allow to cool 10minutes in pan or pans. Turn out to cool on a rack.
Slice and serve.
The cake was a
hit at the step family BBQ my daughter went to with it. I was going for a bit
more of a normal cake mouth feel so it’s back to the recipe drawing board.
I will use
sweetened cocoa, ½ a cup of apple sauce, bread flour and only two table spoons of
butter.
I will taste
the batter before pouring next time. I waited until I was putting the dish in
the oven with this cake and knew it probably was not sweet enough. I will add ½ to one whole cup of sugar as
needed.
Whipped Cream
might also make a nice topping for the original cake. I dislike frosting so I
am always seeking alternative cake toppings. I don’t much care for icing either
so that is out. When people serve me cake I scrape off or eat around most of
the toppings they provide.
Yummy! Let us know how the next one turns out. And whipped cream is a must ;)
ReplyDeleteLooks and sounds delicious!
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