UMMMMMM......I have been waiting FOREVER for this DELICIOUS DAY and I know all of you have, too.....................My entry is, OF COURSE, Chocolate !! What else ?
~ CHOCOLATE BLISS CAKE ~It can be made in any cake pan you would like but I chose a BUNDT pan for this one............
If I plan to take it somewhere, I use a 9x12 sheet cake pan....
It has a really good icing .....not the FUDGE one I told you about before but it is very good indeed, especially for a BUNDT........
It is more like a SAUCE and when making a BUNDT, you will have some icing left over that is SCRUMPTIOUS poured over slices of cake...just that extra SWEETNESS, in case you aren't getting enuf sugar !! ;o)
It drizzles down the grooves and makes delicious little puddles on the plate......
TA DAAAA !
FOR YOUR NOTES......this is almost fool-proof and very easy to make......
It's a very moist and rich cake and I've never, ever had it to flop.....
It can be decorated in so many ways from filling the center with
ICE CREME (coffee ice creme is especially nice)
TO FRUITS, drizzled with chocolate
Whole STRAWBERRIES for a very pretty look and
once, I filled the center with MANDARIN ORANGES and SLICED STRAWBERRIES and nearly made my own piggy self SICK from eating TOO much.........
OINK...OINK
CHOCOLATE BLISS
In a bowl, mix
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
In a pan, melt
2 sticks of butter
4 Tablespoons Cocoa
add
1 cup hot water
Boil for about a minute
Pour into flour mixture, adding
1/2 cup buttermilk
(if you don't have buttermilk, use just a smidge less than 2 cups of milk and add 1 teaspoon of either LEMON JUICE or VINEGAR to make buttermilk)
2 well beaten eggs
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon Vanilla
MIX well and pour into your cake pan.
Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes when using BUNDT pan
about 20/25 minutes if you use sheet cake pan.
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BLISS ICING
MELT
1 1/2 sticks butter
4 Tablespoons Cocoa
Remove from heat and add
6 Tablespoons Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 to 2 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
Beat well and add
1 cup chopped pecans, if desired
Pour over warm cake and
DIG IN !
My mom made this cake all the time I was growing up and it IS a delicious, from scratch cake that you will enjoy.
I hope we aren't all sick on a sugar high this week!!! But....what a way to go !
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Thanks to CIELO for this wonderful day !
AM I THE ONLY ONE HAVING TROUBLE WITH BLOGGER TODAY ?? GRRRRRR
PLEASE DON'T FORGET THAT I WILL HAVE MY DRAWING FOR THE
LITTLE BIRD HOOKS
IN THE MORNING (THURSDAY)
35 comments:
BJ, you definitely know a way to a girl's heart. Will you please save me a slice? I'll be there during my afternoon break.
Oh lordy BJ, who invented these low carb diets and why am I on one!? That cake looks like I could eat the whole thing....oh yeah, maybe that's why I'm on the diet...sigh
Umm. calories and carbs are not in this cake!!! Sometimes you need to just be!!!! "I say let them eat cake"! LOL Hi Jean How wonderful your cake looks, I can almost taste it and because I am on this side of the screen it is carb and calorie free! LOL....... I Love your blog, We have so many of the same loves in life, and I must say you don't look anywhere near 70, you are BEAUTIFUL! my grandkids are my light they fill me up everyday! My children are my soul they give me life! I am book marking you if that is ok, I love reading your blog! Diana Lyn
Oh My Word girl..had to wipe my mouth..I was drooling so bad!!! I couldn't believe what I was seeing and then I got to reading the recipe and almost shouted!!! It sounds exactly like one I lost years ago when the kids were little...A friend of mine's mother made it all the time and she gave me the recipe..I remember at the time I had never heard of boiling buttermilk and cocoa mixture but oh it was the best cake....but thru all the years of moving I lost it...the sweet lady had since passed on and I kept trying to make it up but finally gave up...but I am almost positive this is the twin to that recipe! lol Ohhhh Happy Day!!!! I gotta go copy this and hide it away with my favorite recipes in my special little recipe box where I only keep the best of the best! lo lol Thanks girl,,,you have a beautiful day on you side of the mountain..love ya!!!!
Beautiful cake, beautifully presented! Gotta love chocolate!
Oh, that chocolate goodness had me running over here form Cielo's. Must make this delicious dessert soon. Thanks for contributing.
Hugs,
Sue
Simple Scrumptious!!
OMG - I'm trying to lick the computer screen!!!!
BJ,
This cake looks delicious. Thanks for sharing.. Anything chocolate is a good thing!
Michelle
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, I got love in my tummy and I feel like loving you! What a delicious looking cake!! I will be right over to have a piece (or two) with you!
Hugs,
Penny
YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BJ that is one yummy looking cake that you are tempting all us dieters with hehe.
Love Kristina XxX
mmmm yummy!!! Lovely plate too:)
Jeannie
I think I'm on a chocolate high just looking at the photos.
BJ,
That looks and sounds wonderful! I will definely try the recipe!
Thanks for sharing!
~ Donna
That looks sooo~~~~~~~ good, I think I just put on a pound or two looking at it!
Thank-you for the recipe,
ginger
Oh how delicious this looks!!
Thank you for sharing this. I just spent so much time at Cielo's and have also posted my recipe on my blog (I was late to do so on hers)
Your chocolaty treat is just calling my name!!
Love,
Sue
OK...just hand over the cake and no one will get hurt!!!
OINK~OINK!!!!!
Thank you so much, sweet friend, for participating in the carnival. A special thanks for all the cheers and support you've giving me with this festival of fun... I appreciate YOU, and hope I can help with any future endeavor of your...
Hugs
Cielo
Yummy yummy! Please save some cake for me. I'll be right over! How did you know I love chocolate?
Hugs Rhondi
ooey gooey chocolate and pecans ....what's not to like? xo Lynn
Oh BJ, I once read you can actually gain weight just looking at food, if that is so I have gained five pounds for sure looking at that cake without even having a taste.
Have a great day!
Betty
Hi sweet BJ, well I think that YOU definately have a way with delicious cakes and puddings, I'm positively drooling over this one!
Hope you're having a good week,
Lucy x
Omigosh...I have to make that cake!!! Like you I'm a chocolate addict! lol Oh BJ it looks sooo delish and I just know my boys would love this next time they come over. I really like the idea of filling the hole with mixed fruit...I'd be oinking right beside you. lol xoxo
oh, my mercy, that looks good, bj! And your presentation is gorgeous! Can I come over? I'll bring the coffee.
BJ , I am sorry I already pulled the name, thanks anyway, and I will def. have more, I also drew a sec. and third prize,,,,,,,, I cannot help myself! LOL any way stay in touch! p.s. I could just climb into the screen and eat that yummy , yummy cake! Diana Lyn
Boy.... I would love to dive into that cake... yum yum..
HUgs
Linda
This blogging is bad for the waistline! That cake looks just delicious!!!!!! Chocolate with strawberries, things dreams are made of!!!! I want some, NOW!
Oh my goodness!!! That cake looks simply delicious. I will try to make one this week, top the slice with fresh strawberries and fresh whipped creme. Yum!!! I can't have the sauce, chocolate gives me migraines...but hey...a girl's gotta have a least a little chocolate.
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Paula
Okay that looks INCREDIBLE!!!
Have a blessed and wonderful day!
smiles, kari & kijsa
Copying out that recipe right now. Chocolate a girls best friend.
God bless.
TO ANONYMOUS....
Pls. don't fix this cake if chocolate gives you headaches...just the cake alone has a LOT of choc. in it....
Hey, go for Key Lime Pie...it's the next best thing to chocolate...I just made a TEXAS LIME PIE this week that is great.
Hugs, bj
or...I know...check on Beverly at HOW SWEET THE SOUND and make her Lemon Bars.....
I don't think there is too much that I wouldn't do for chocolate! Yep, I'm a choco-holic, and this recipe looks divine BJ!
Amanda (aka Cottage Contessa)
BJ oh my guess what.......Tomorrow is my birthday and my family and I always homemake our b-day cakes, so tonight my sister in law asked what kind I wanted....Lalalalala
Guess what I gave her as a recipe.....YES YOURs....I am so excited because I love chocolate!
Thanks
XO Cindy
Oh, Yum! Makes me hungry!
Good morning Bj :)
I have to go to the grocery store today and I'm going try my best not to buy everything in the store because you have made me soooo hugry! LOL That cake looks divine!
Thank you for the cheers about HGTV ;)
hugs,
rue :)
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