When it comes to baking, we all have another way of going about it. Some individuals follow a recipe accurately and some take a recipe to make it their own. So long as the end result turns out incredibly scrumptious, what does it matter? Experimenting and finding new ingredients and methods for baking is a part of people having their own preferences and creativity. Plus, it's the method in which new recipes are put into publication. There's something which is, in my opinion, incredibly difficult to mess up - a chocolate cake recipe. There is not a chocolate cake recipe in existence that hasn't become something that I've regarded as terrible. Sure, many of them can use some enhancement, but chocolate is my weakness. So long as it turns out fluffy and moist, I'm in heaven.
It doesn't matter what cookbook you read through, you will discover a chocolate cake recipe, or several, that will tempt you beyond belief. There will be different toppings, ingredients or icings that'll be proposed. You can pick the chocolate cake recipe that matches the amount of work that you are comfortable with making. Would you like to get more details regarding chocolate? This French document concerning chocolate (chocolat) contains some useful information and may be interesting for you to have a look.
My grandmother used to make the finest cakes. Each year, for my birthday, she would make me a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing. In my opinion, you'll find nothing better. She never shared her recipe with anyone, she simply enjoyed we all drooling over it and praising her skills. Her birthday cakes were the main reason I looked toward my birthdays. In her final year of life, she was rather sick. My birthday was a week away and she phoned me to tell me that she was extremely sorry but she wouldn't have the ability to bake my cake. She did not believe that she had the strength or energy. But, she desired to pass along her secret chocolate cake recipe we all longed to obtain. In a day, it was within my hands. I read over it, realizing that the last ingredient outlined was "love". My eyes welled up and I made a decision that I would be baking my very own birthday cake that year. I did exactly that, following her chocolate cake recipe to the exact details. On the night of my birthday, I took my grandmother a piece of cake. She ate it very slowly, telling me how great it was. I saw the look of happiness in her eyes.
No matter how many chocolate cake recipes you will find in your lifetime, you will always have one that you're attached to. Perhaps it just tastes the best, or possibly it has emotional meaning.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
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