Saturday, August 28, 2010

Why is a chocolate cake recipe so special?

When it comes to baking, we all have another way of going over it. Some individuals follow a recipe accurately and some take a recipe to make it their own. So long as the end result turns out very tasty, what does it matter? Experimentation and discovering new ingredients and methods for baking is all part of people having their own tastes and creativity. Plus, it's the way that new recipes are placed into publication. There's something that is, for me, incredibly tough to screw up - a chocolate cake recipe. There is not a chocolate cake recipe in existence that hasn't turned into something which I've regarded as terrible. Sure, many of them could use some improvement, but chocolate is my weakness. As long as it turns out fluffy and moist, I'm in heaven.

No matter what cookbook you read, you'll find a chocolate cake recipe, or several, that will tempt you beyond belief. You will see various toppings, ingredients or icings that will be advised. It is possible to select the chocolate cake recipe that matches the quantity of work that you're comfortable with making. Would you like to get more details concerning chocolate? This French article about chocolate (chocolat) holds some helpful information and should be interesting for you to take a look.

My grandmother used to make the best cakes. Every year, for my birthday, she would make me a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing. For me, there's 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 main 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 manage to bake my cake. She did not believe that she had the strength or energy. But, she desired to pass along her secret chocolate cake recipe we all longed to get. In a day, it was within my hands. I read over it, noticing that the last ingredient outlined was "love". My eyes welled up and I decided that I would be baking my very 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 great it was. I saw the look of happiness in her eyes.

Regardless of how many chocolate cake recipes you will come across within your lifetime, you will also have one that you're attached to. Perhaps it simply tastes the best, or maybe it has sentimental significance.

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