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At present, this account is more of a place-holder. We'll see where the wind blows my friends and whether it makes sense to stay with LJ, post to both journals, or move here permanently.

Time will tell.

CAKE! :-D

So.

In the interests of using up some milk that went off[1] in my fridge, I am making chocolate-spice coffee cake. :-D


Recipe:

Pre-heat the oven to 350F.
Grease a 9x13 baking pan and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine:
3C flour
1C cocoa powder
1C granulated sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1.5 tsp each: salt, cinnamon & cloves
0.25 tsp each: allspice, chili powder (and cardemom - optional)


In a medium bowl, combine:
2.5C sour milk/'ghurt of your choice (I used dairy, but soy works, too)
0.25C each: veggie oil, lime (or orange) juice
1 tbsp vanilla extract (or rum/grand-marnier/triple-sec, if inclined)


Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until well mixed and of a uniform colour (make sure to scrape the bottom well, as bits of flour, etc., can stick).

Add: One handfull of semi-sweet chocolate chips, and mix through.

Pour the batter into the greased pan and bake in the oven for 45 minutes (or until a knife comes out clean when inserted into the center).

Allow to cool and serve.


NOTE: If you don't have already-sour milk (or yoghurt), use the lime/orange juice to sour fresh milk. This will work just fine. :-)


Cake is due out of the oven in the next 20 minutes or so. We shall see how it turns out. :-)


[EDIT: Verdict = Yummy, but slightly over-spiced. Will leave out the chili and other 0.25tsp spices in future. /EDIT]


- TTFN,
- Amazon. :-)


[1] That is, after all, what recipes calling for sour milk are four, right? :-D