Hello, you all!
No, I’ve not lost my marbles, neither am I posting in sleep. The cake, yes cake did have two types of chocolate and CHILLI! And alcohol! Double or triple whammy???
A smooch and a love bite!
That’s passion for you.
That’s what it was like. Mind you, that’s why the children did not really appreciate the bite of the chocolate and chili. You have to be grown and quite amorous to appreciate the mutinous mix of chocolate and chili. Sweet child had been hankering for a plain chocolate cake, which was “HIS” specifically. Period. No sharing, no sending to the neighbors for testing or tasting.
But being the mean mum I am, trying to get him to move his butt, as the only exercise he generally gets is moving his thumbs and eyes playing video games, I added a little something that would ensure that he would not gobble the entire cake by himself. I did not discount the fact that hubby dear and your truly would like it more. Sob!
So we walk a little more and more and try (the operative word is TRY) to eat a little less. What with mum being here for nine days, she ensured that skipping dinner was not possible and that temptation would rule. But then that’s what mums are. When sweet child flies the nest, I’m sure my primary focus would be stuffing his face, whenever I get the opportunity to do so.
That’s Indian mom”ness” for you. I see the same forces at work, whenever hubby dear and mother in law are together. (Sic)
Empty nest, indeed!
Sanskriti came, she stayed and she conquered our hearts. Ever since she left last night, we’ve been missing her and her antics and her screaming like crazy. Blessed are the mothers of girls…I’ll always have this grudge against my maker. Why could I not have had two, sweet child and a baby girl?
Thanks to Sanskriti, I at least have crumbs!
That notwithstanding, we bake!
Chocolate!
I stole this idea of the chili from the movie Chocolat. Where she sprinkles the chili flakes on the cup of whipped cream topped chocolate. Yumm…..Johnny Depp. Yup, I did try it once.
And I’d do it again.
And hey, it’s microwaveable and eggless.
For the
Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Chili Cake…
You need
2 cups plain flour
4 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp instant coffee
50 mils HOT water
¾ cup yogurt/buttermilk
1 cup caster sugar (if you don’t intend frosting the cake-add ¼ cup more)
½ cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup apricot juice (I had leftovers from another cake; you can subs this with milk)
1 Patiala peg / 5o mls rum (I use old monk)
½ tsp cinnamon powder
¼ tsp chili flakes (more or less according to your taste buds)
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
¼ tsp salt
2 -3 tbsp white chocolate chips (I smashed a bar of white chocolate ...we had BIG chunks)
1 recipe Just Desserts Chocolate Fudge Sauce- get the recipe here
Rose by this name…. Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Chili. The silicone mold again. You may of course use a glass dish or bake in a convection oven, but sometimes there’s a greater pleasure in “Quick” fixes. Thus we microwave.
Grease and flour the cake tin/glass bowl.In a bowl combine the cocoa, coffee, hot water and rum ....
till well blended.
Sift the flour with the bicarbonate of soda, salt and cinnamon powder. Now pop in the chili flakes.
In a large bowl lightly mix the oil, yogurt/buttermilk and sugar.
Mix in the sludgy cocoa mix.
Add in the flour mix and lightly whisk together.I added extra chilli...
Add as much apricot juice/ milk to make the batter of a pourable consistency.
Fold in the white chocolate chips.
Now into the dish. and into the microwave at 80% power for 15-17 minutes.
Don’t forget the glass of water.
Just out….it was steaming.H.O.T.
A word of caution, this cake (with or without the chili flakes tastes beat after a day’s rest). Like a pleasant hangover.
Frosted with the easiest fudge sauce, find the recipe here Reshaped ,mind you...sweet child had eaten a wee bit before I could get the cake cooled and frosted. So this rose may not look like a rose.
After two days….Sanskriti loved the chocolate frosting more. You would’ve loved to see her dancing after eating chocolate!
Happiness!
We are going to you again on the 14th.
Delhi, here we come!
Slathered with the fudge sauce...
Try this, with or without the chili. Feel the kiss of love!
So what are you baking today???
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