I usually make chocolate butter cream with cocoa. This [link] (at bottom) is pretty much the recipe I use. (Not the cake. It uses *shudder* vegetable oil.)
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Ginger - Aug 28, 2005 9:49:56 am PDT #9223 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Lyra Jane - Aug 28, 2005 9:53:45 am PDT #9224 of 10001
Up with the sun
That calls for vanilla, Ginger.
I'm thinking I might try a coffee buttercream. The one on this page looks doable, though I'd probably just make coffee as our instant is truly ancient.
Ginger - Aug 28, 2005 10:05:16 am PDT #9225 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Oops. I should have added that you can pretty much substitute a compatible brandy or liqueur for vanilla, plus it doesn't make as much difference with chocolate.
SailAweigh - Aug 28, 2005 10:08:44 am PDT #9226 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Cointreau would make a nice flavoring, chocolate and orange, yum.
Lyra Jane - Aug 28, 2005 10:27:44 am PDT #9227 of 10001
Up with the sun
I think the cake may be a failure anyhow. I was trying the How to Cook Everything recipe for a "Death by Chocolate Torte" and I think I didn't beat the eggs enough, or something. There are weird dents in the underside of the cake, the whole thing feels rubbery, and the very top of it was brittle and shattered and mostly fell off as I put the cake on a rack to cool. I'll let it cool an hour before deciding whether it's even worth frosting.
Mostly, I'm annoyed that I wasted the chocolate on it.
Ginger - Aug 28, 2005 10:47:04 am PDT #9228 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Insent, cookbookistas.
Cashmere - Aug 28, 2005 10:57:45 am PDT #9229 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I'm waiting for Aimee to check in about the Shower from Hell.
And I noticed today my dream house in my neighborhood sold recently. Compared to some in this part of town, it's perfectly reasonably priced. Too much for us, however.
vw bug - Aug 28, 2005 11:00:07 am PDT #9230 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Cashmere, I can see why that's your dream house!
Ginger, off to check!
Anne W. - Aug 28, 2005 11:04:50 am PDT #9231 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
What's the deadline on the cookbook?
Hi, everyone, by the way. I don't think I've posted in a while.
Gris - Aug 28, 2005 11:07:08 am PDT #9232 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Hmm. I should send my recipe for banana pudding. It's modified from the How to Cook Everything vanilla pudding recipe, and is yummy.
Who do I send it to? And are there formatting requirements? I forgot I knew how to cook until just now...