Saturday, August 28, 2010

What makes a chocolate cake recipe so special?

With regards to baking, we all have another way of going over it. Some people comply with a recipe exactly and some take a recipe to make it their own. As long as the end result turns out incredibly tasty, what does it matter? Experimenting and discovering new ingredients and methods for baking is all part of people having their very own preferences and creativity. Plus, it's the way that new recipes are placed into publication. There's one thing which is, in my opinion, incredibly hard to mess up - a chocolate cake recipe. There is not a chocolate cake recipe in existence that hasn't turned into something which I've considered to be terrible. Sure, many of them could use some enhancement, but chocolate is my weakness. As long as it turns out fluffy and moist, I'm in heaven.

Regardless of what cookbook you read through, you will find a chocolate cake recipe, or several, that will tempt you beyond belief. You will have diverse toppings, ingredients or icings that will be recommended. You can pick the chocolate cake recipe that matches the amount of work that you're comfortable with making. Do you need to get more information regarding chocolate? This French post concerning chocolate (chocolat) holds some interesting information and should be interesting for you to have a look.

My grandmother used to make the best cakes. Every year, for my birthday, she would bake me a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing. In my opinion, there is nothing better. She never discussed her recipe with anyone, she simply enjoyed all of us drooling over it and praising her skills. Her birthday cakes were the primary reason I looked toward my birthdays. In her final year of life, she was quite sick. My birthday must have been 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 wished to pass along her secret chocolate cake recipe we all longed to get. In a day, it was in my hands. I read over it, noticing that the last ingredient outlined was "love". My eyes welled up and I made a decision that I would be baking my own birthday cake that year. I did precisely 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 wonderful it was. I saw the look of happiness in her eyes.

Regardless of how many chocolate cake recipes you will find in your lifetime, you will also have one that you're attached to. Perhaps it just tastes the best, or possibly it has emotional meaning.

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