Is chocolate cake on your menu today, 1-27-15?
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bethzaring
Master Chef
Not today. I am waiting for Valentines Day to make a German Chocolate cake that has been requested numerous times.
Will be away much of the day and plan on spaghetti and meatballs when I get home.
Will be away much of the day and plan on spaghetti and meatballs when I get home.
Aunt Bea
Master Chef
I'm sorry to say that I no longer observe National Chocolate Cake day!
Today it is something old and something new.
Ham steak with leftover steamed vegetables, cabbage salad and chunky apple sauce.
Today it is something old and something new.
Ham steak with leftover steamed vegetables, cabbage salad and chunky apple sauce.
Steve Kroll
Wine Guy
No chocolate cake here.
We're having Chicken Makhani tonight, or at least that's the plan right now.
We're having Chicken Makhani tonight, or at least that's the plan right now.
Awesome!! Any excuse for a chocolate cake.
Here are some of my favorites: recipe for guiness cahe: http://www.discusscooking.com/forum...cake-aka-guinness-cake-84836.html#post1249815
Hersheys cocoa can cake recipe: https://www.hersheys.com/celebrate/holidays/recipedetail.aspx?id=184
Pic of the hersheys can cake:
Another easy one pan cake here: http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f41/best-ever-chocolate-cake-easy-89953.html
and more cake porn:
Anyone have a great chocolate cake?
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Mad Cook
Master Chef
No, not chocolate cake today but I've been turning out cupboards and found the Aldi Stollen that I bought for Christmas (still with in it's "use by" date) so I thought I'd have that as a reward for my hard work. It was delicious with the marzipan folded round in the dough instead of just in a strip down the middle, so every mouthful had some marzipan.
I must say that Aldi have some very good Christmas stuff. The Panetone last year was the best I've ever had.
Hi Janet, my grandmother used to make a very good chocolate cake but it used Cadbury's Drinking Chocolate (a sort of sweetened cocoa drink) which I don't think you have and it doesn't work with ordinary cocoa. I do like the Guinness cake though, despite no being a great chocolate fan. Is it Nigella Lawson's recipe?
I must say that Aldi have some very good Christmas stuff. The Panetone last year was the best I've ever had.
Hi Janet, my grandmother used to make a very good chocolate cake but it used Cadbury's Drinking Chocolate (a sort of sweetened cocoa drink) which I don't think you have and it doesn't work with ordinary cocoa. I do like the Guinness cake though, despite no being a great chocolate fan. Is it Nigella Lawson's recipe?
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Cooking Goddess
Chef Extraordinaire
Looks like none of us are celebrating National Chocolate Day properly, but I bet more than a couple of us will be celebrating a different holiday: Thomas Crapper Day 
I made a pot of ham and bean soup yesterday, to eat today. I'll be heating that up a little later tonight to have with a crusty whole-wheat baguette. Perfect food for a perfectly winter-ish day.
I made a pot of ham and bean soup yesterday, to eat today. I'll be heating that up a little later tonight to have with a crusty whole-wheat baguette. Perfect food for a perfectly winter-ish day.
Whiskadoodle
Executive Chef
I put beans in my ears. I don't want to know about Chocolate Cake today. I had two slices of tiramisu yesterday, that's enough sweets for me for the month. Luckily, a new month begins real soon.
I am making baked kielbasa with potatoes onions and carrots with a horseradish sauce along with cole slaw for dinner today. Recipe calls for a cup of beer for the braising liquid, I 'm using chix broth. I'm petty sure the recipe accidentally forgot to include caraway , so I corrected that for them.
I am making baked kielbasa with potatoes onions and carrots with a horseradish sauce along with cole slaw for dinner today. Recipe calls for a cup of beer for the braising liquid, I 'm using chix broth. I'm petty sure the recipe accidentally forgot to include caraway , so I corrected that for them.
salt and pepper
Executive Chef
Chicken sauteed in Madeira wine w/ mushrooms, walleye fishcakes, rice.
Sorry no cake!
Sorry no cake!
Cheryl J
Chef Extraordinaire
Looks good, Joey. 
Janet, after seeing your pics I wish I had some chocolate cake!
I was planning on making up a loaded up salad for dinner this evening, but as time went on I wasn't into chopping a bunch of veggies. Maybe breakfast for dinner, still have lots of fresh strawberries to use up.
Janet, after seeing your pics I wish I had some chocolate cake!
I was planning on making up a loaded up salad for dinner this evening, but as time went on I wasn't into chopping a bunch of veggies. Maybe breakfast for dinner, still have lots of fresh strawberries to use up.
jabbur
Master Chef
I had a piece of yellow cake marbled with chocolate. That's as close as I'll get today. Had to run out tonight to get the dogs medicines so stopped by Wendy's and picked up a burger since I am home alone tonight.
Fresh Tuna and Tomato Stew.
Recipe suggested a garnish of baby courgettes but couldn't find any so did some deep fried courgette. Also had Ciabatta bread with it. Although the recipe title says 'fresh' I used some from the freezer that had really been in there too long so will try this again with proper fresh tuna.
Recipe suggested a garnish of baby courgettes but couldn't find any so did some deep fried courgette. Also had Ciabatta bread with it. Although the recipe title says 'fresh' I used some from the freezer that had really been in there too long so will try this again with proper fresh tuna.
CrazyCatLady
Sous Chef
Wow! That looks good!
I just made chicken and dumplings with steamed broccoli and melted cheddar over the broccoli and steamed frozen peas from our garden last year. The peas were wonderfully crisp and I just put butter and cracked black pepper over them.
For a dessert treat, I cut up some pears and apples in bite-sized pieces, sprinkled with a bit of lemon juice. Yum!
I just made chicken and dumplings with steamed broccoli and melted cheddar over the broccoli and steamed frozen peas from our garden last year. The peas were wonderfully crisp and I just put butter and cracked black pepper over them.
For a dessert treat, I cut up some pears and apples in bite-sized pieces, sprinkled with a bit of lemon juice. Yum!
Mad Cook
Master Chef
Macaroni cheese.
Realised when I got to the point of no return that I didn't have enough milk (forgot to put out a note for the milkman last night) but had a brainwave. I had a can of evaporated milk in the cupboard so used that for the sauce with a little water as the sauce came out a bit thick. I used a mixture of Double Gloucester cheese and Gruyere, slung in some fried smoked bacon semi-cooked broccoli and some frozen peas and a little freshly grated nutmeg. I put more mustard in the sauce than I usually do and I think it was an improvement. Ready to bake in the oven.
Made enough for today and 2-3 other meals.
Going to make a cottage pie for tomorrow. Ground beef browned in a skillet and cooked off with onions, carrots, celery, garlic, herbs, stock. Put in an oven-proof dish, layer of sliced tomatoes on top of that and then a layer of mashed potato and parsnip on the top, roughed up with a fork and a scattering of grated cheese over the top and baked in the oven until piping hot and the top lightly browned and crisp. One pot meal. Freezes too.
If I'd used ground lamb it would have been shepherd's pie
Realised when I got to the point of no return that I didn't have enough milk (forgot to put out a note for the milkman last night) but had a brainwave. I had a can of evaporated milk in the cupboard so used that for the sauce with a little water as the sauce came out a bit thick. I used a mixture of Double Gloucester cheese and Gruyere, slung in some fried smoked bacon semi-cooked broccoli and some frozen peas and a little freshly grated nutmeg. I put more mustard in the sauce than I usually do and I think it was an improvement. Ready to bake in the oven.
Made enough for today and 2-3 other meals.
Going to make a cottage pie for tomorrow. Ground beef browned in a skillet and cooked off with onions, carrots, celery, garlic, herbs, stock. Put in an oven-proof dish, layer of sliced tomatoes on top of that and then a layer of mashed potato and parsnip on the top, roughed up with a fork and a scattering of grated cheese over the top and baked in the oven until piping hot and the top lightly browned and crisp. One pot meal. Freezes too.
If I'd used ground lamb it would have been shepherd's pie
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Your grandmothers cake sounds delicious! Regarding the Nigellas recipe - A friend gave me this recipe but who knows where it came from. I looked up Nigellas cake and it appears to be the same EXCEPT that is calls for 17 Tablespoons of butter (just over 1 Cup).
I guess I should try doubling up the butter and see if it still tastes as awesome. 
