In Progress

It occurs to me that I haven’t made nearly enough food-related posts here, particularly in light of just how much time I spend thinking about it–so here is the recipe for the greatest chocolate cake in the WORLD. It’s perfectly rich, perfectly moist, and perfectly chocolatey. There is a picture floating around in the digital ether of the last time I made it for my sister’s birthday, I hope one day to add that photographic evidence to mark the visual splendor of this delicious confection. And don’t start some long debate with me about how I might have photoshopped the cake in, and really, photos are an obsolete form of evidence, and what is truth anyway, because I’m not in the mood.

The recipe is from All Recipes, for the Extreme Chocolate Cake. BUT–there is a crucial substitution that must be made, do NOT omit this step! Instead of one cup of dull boiling water, add 1 cup of exciting boiling coffee. Also, two other details that may make a significant difference.

1. I used Vahlrona cocoa obtained from Whole Foods–pricey, but SO worth it.

2. I used glass round dishes to bake in, I don’t know if this makes a difference, but might affect the moistness.

DISCLAIMER: If you do choose to make this cake, a common side effect is that all other chocolate cakes will never taste as good, ever.

Posted on November 26th, 2008 by DeepthiW
Filed under: Food, Uncategorized