Thursday, July 19, 2007

Chloe's Cooking Club



Chloe has a cooking club.Every Thursday she, five friends, & their mothers take turns hosting & teaching a cooking lesson.It is so much fun & much more informative than taking summer rec. cooking.Today was our turn. We made tacos~(the whole point is to make something the girls can go home & make for their families.)The best part was that it was also Chloe's dear friend Caroline's birthday!Caroline is darling & such a great friend to Chloe.I hope they will always be friends.So for Carloine we made my favorite scratch chocolate cake recipe -it's soooo easy & tastes so much better than a mix. I wish I would've taken a better picture!

Cocoa Fudge Cake
1 2/3 Cup flour or 2 Cups cake flour
1 ½ Cup sugar
2/3 cup cocoa
½ cup or one stick butter softened
1 ½ cup buttermilk
1 ½ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease & flour or spray pan. Beat all ingredients on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds. Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally three minutes. Pour into pan.
Bake until toothpick comes out clean. (I always make a bundt cake with this recipe)
9x13~35-40 minutes
Rounds~30-35 minutes
Bundt ~40-45 minutes
Cupcakes fill each ½ full bake 20 minutes-30 cupcakes


Chocolate Chip Glaze
½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 Tblsp. Butter
2 Tblsp. Corn syrup
1-2 tsp. hot water
Heat chocolate chips, butter & corn syrup over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted; cool slightly. Stir in water, 1 teaspoon at a time until desired consistency.

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