I was so excited to see that this month's challenge involved chocolate! Mmmmm delish! The great thing about this recipe is that it came together very quickly, with easy to follow instructions. I was thankful as I pushed this one right to the wire as per the challenge deadline.
I used all semi-sweet chocolate, as I find sometimes that when I mixed chocolates (semi and milk) it never has the desired taste that I am after. I quite enjoyed the chocolate taste, although I had some critics say that they might have enjoyed a mixture better. ( I will save that for next time!)
As I said, the prep/baking process was quite simple, melted the chocolate and butter, added egg yolks and then the whipped whites making the cake a little "fluffier" given its lack of flour.
Overall I found the cake almost overly moist. I had thoughts that the cake might even be under cooked, but I did bake it for 5ish minutes longer and followed the instructions of "the top should look like a brownie and cake tester should come out wet", so I am thinking that this was actually the desired affect. In the end it wasn't my favorite chocolate cake, but I loved making this new version! Perhaps I will give it another go, with some different chocolate. Already looking forward to next month!
Credits:
The February 2009 challenge is hosted by Wendy of WMPE's blog and Dharm of Dad ~ Baker & Chef.
We have chosen a Chocolate Valentino cake by Chef Wan; a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Dharm and a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Wendy as the challenge.
We have chosen a Chocolate Valentino cake by Chef Wan; a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Dharm and a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Wendy as the challenge.
