I am hoping that this will be the first of many baking excursions. I read a book, Julie/Julia Project, about a woman who tackled Julia Childs French Cookery book and made over 500 recipes in 365 days. Well, I'm not doing anything that major, but I do plan on tackling the 200+ recipes in Rose Levy Beranbaum's, The Cake Bible, who knows how long it will take me… I hope to make a cake a week, plus whatever accompaniments necessary (mousse, icing, meringue, etc…), assuming time and money permit.
So, here we go!!
Chocolate Domingo Cake
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This was the first recipe of the Cake Bible that I tried. I chose it because it's chocolate, not too many ingredients and seemed pretty basic. Well it was, and it came out great! I took the books advice and adorned it with only powdered sugar. The cake is very moist and light with robust chocolate flavor. I used dark chocolate cocoa powder (recipe didn't specify) and it's great, but I would like to try it with standard cocoa powder. I think it would also be marvelous if layered with mocha or Kahlua mousse.
It's been a while since I've made a cake, and not having proper measuring cups and spoons or mixing bowl, I was worried. But alas, my worries were unwarranted. The cake was a success.
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