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  • #19608
    miu
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    It is a recipe night.

    Easy Chocolate Cake

    (Scandinavian)

    Yield: 12 servings

    Ingredients

    1+ ¼ cup (170 g) all-purpose flour

    2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (dutched/dark)

    2 teaspoons baking powder

    2 pinches salt

    1 cup (200 g) sugar

    1 tablespoon vanilla essence

    ½ cup (1.2 dl) milk or water

    ½ cup (1.2 dl) vegetable oil (flavorless)

    2 eggs

    Ingredients for frosting

    2/3 cup (1.6 dl) heavy cream or whipping cream

    9 oz (260 g) semisweet chocolate (40-50% cocoa)

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 350 deg F (Gas mark 4 or 180 deg C)

    2. Grease a 9 inch (23 cm) cake tin.

    3. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl.

    4. Add milk/water, vegetable oil and eggs.

    5. Mix everything together until smooth, either by hand or by using an electric mixer at slow speed.

    6. Transfer to bake tin and bake at 350 degrees until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, approximately 35 to 45 minutes.

    7. After the cake has cooled, slice the cake through the middle to make two layers (easier if the cake has been in the fridge).

    Frosting

    1. Heat 2/3 cup (1.6 dl) of heavy cream or whipping cream in a sauce pan.

    2. Remove from heat, add 9 oz (260 g) of finely chopped dark semisweet chocolate, stir until smooth, and let it cool until in thickens, if needed in the fridge.

    3. Use one 1/3 of the frosting between the two layers, 1/3 on top, and the rest around the cake. Put the cake into the fridge for one hour or more to harden the frosting.

    4. This cake should have room temperature when served.

    Variations

    1. You may substitute 1-2 tablespoons of cream with rum for the frosting.

    2. You may cut the top of the cake to make a flat surface before adding the frosting.

    3. If you are making it for someone’s birthday I would suggest doubling the recipe because this recipe makes for a short, thin cake (suggested by Cyrus, August 2008)

    #274170
    SoxsMom
    Participant

    Looks very yummy Miu thank you. I am thinking that cake and jam are just what I would like to eat. Although probably not what I will eat. The never ending pout!

    #274171
    cricketsmama
    Participant

    Oh Miu…that sounds heavenly…

    I had to stop in and say hi to the night shift. We are waiting for my niece to come over and watch Maddie. Then we can leave for the party..whoo hoo! It will be nice to get out and see friends.

    #274172
    linda
    Participant

    um, miu? YUMMMMMMMM!!! Thanks, I printed the recipe!

    hi and perhaps bye, cm! Have a great “adult” night out…and you know I meant conversation with adults!!!

    #274173
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Thanks Miu…….. Sounds delish!!! And just the right size for two… tho, maybe 6 servings instead of 12!!!! 🙂

    #274174
    cricketsmama
    Participant

    lol Linda! You crack me up. I will have fun. It’s our friends 40th and it’s a surprise party, so we will have a blast. First time leaving Maddie at night though. Kinda hard to do.

    #274175
    linda
    Participant

    yeah, but you know she’ll have a great time with her auntie!

    #274176
    MadcatwomanintheUK
    Participant

    Evening all!

    CM – go out and have fun, Maddie will be fine!!!

    Linda – love the gravator!

    Miu – I’ve put on half a stone just reading that…

    And hello to 12pawz & soxs mom too!

    #274177
    cricketsmama
    Participant

    She will have more fun with Danna then us I bet anyway. 🙂

    Hi MCW..yes ma’am I will go out and have fun 🙂

    HI 12pawz!

    Okay I am off to put on some makeup so I don’t scare the state of Ohio.

    Have a great night!!!

    #274178
    linda
    Participant

    Hi MCW! I saw that you had a very relaxing day!

    #274179
    CSBM
    Participant

    OK…here’s my recipe for the night

    1. Start with Sven.

    2. Add alcohol.

    3. Watch the fun…

    #274180
    MadcatwomanintheUK
    Participant

    A very lazy day Linda! – like I said, much of it enforced, but seeing as there was nothing I *had* to do today, what the heck!!

    #274181
    MadcatwomanintheUK
    Participant

    I could do with Sven tonight Cheri, my neck is as stiff as a block of wood, a massage would be lovely!

    #274182
    linda
    Participant

    Bet the cats were happy to have you lounging around all day! And so you didn’t have to take Eric to vet? Just called? and thanks re my gravatar…it’s Choco Kitty!

    Hi Cheri

    #274183
    CSBM
    Participant

    MCW, then take him, I’m doing fine this evening…

    #274184
    MadcatwomanintheUK
    Participant

    Yup, because he’s had eye infections before – several of ’em – they were OK with just giving me the drops, but said to take him in on Tuesday if he wasn’t any better. He’s fine in himself, but his right eye is half closed, and there’s quite a bit of discharge.

    They’ve been quite happy having me slobbing about all day, yes! In fact Button’s only just got off my lap, she’s still be here now but Bones was demanding food…

    #274185
    MadcatwomanintheUK
    Participant

    Thank you Cheri! 🙂

    #274186
    linda
    Participant

    I probably shouldn’t post this site but it looks very yummy! and miu started it!!!

    http://www.worldpantry.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/schokinag/consumer.d2w/report

    #274187
    miu
    Participant

    Finnish Chocolate Cake

    200 g baking chocolate

    200 g butter

    4 eggs

    2 dl sugar

    4 tblsp cocoa powder

    1,5 dl wheat flour

    1 tsp baking powder

    Frosting

    150 g baking chocolate

    1 dl cream

    1 tblsp butter

    Melt chocolate and butter (Mix them together in a dish. Put the dish inside a casserole filled with water. Boil water in the casserole.)

    Mix eggs and sugar to a foam.

    Add cooled chocolate-butter mix.

    Mix cocoa with flour.

    Mix all the other dry ingredients.

    Add cocoa-flour mix gently.

    Bake in the oven 347 F about 40 minutes.

    Prepare the frosting. Heat cream in the casserole, but don’t boil.

    Add chocolate and butter.

    Mix ’till it’s even.

    Let the cake cool down and spread the frosting.

    Enjoy!

    #274188
    spacecatsgarden
    Participant

    hmmmm 🙂 I need something yummy lol problem is I have to do groceries if I want anything other then leftovers. lol

    Chey

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