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2/4/2012

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​My daughter came home from school last week and told me that she had to research an idiom and turn it into a project.  Guess what she chose as her idiom?  - A piece of cake!  (I'm so proud.)  She researched the history and the origins of "a piece of cake" and then we got to work - baking a cake of course.  

My daughter wanted to make a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.  (Again - so proud)  We used a recipe from my Cuisine At Home magazine and divided it in half to make a 2 layer 6 inch cake.
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Chocolate Cake (Makes a 2 layer 8 inch cake)
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups hot water
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 Tablespoons white vinegar
1 Tablespoon instant coffee granules 
1 Tablespoon vanilla
​Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
​Combine water, oil, vinegar, coffee and vanilla.
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Add to dry ingredients and whisk until just combined. 
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Divide batter between pans.    

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​Bake 30 minutes at 350.
​Cool cakes in pan for 15 minutes.  Remove from pans and cool completely.
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Chocolate cake is not complete without the chocolate frosting so we made a batch of chocolate icing to finish off our cake.

Chocolate Icing
1 stick butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
pinch of salt 
1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
1 1/4 cups whipping cream
1/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
2 teaspoons vanilla
Melt butter in saucepan.
​Stir in sugar, cocoa and salt.
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​Combine heavy cream, sour cream and coffee granules.  Gradually add to chocolate mixture and cook and stir until dissolved.  Do not boil.
Remove from heat and add vanilla.
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Cool to room temperature (2-3 hours) and then frost the cake.
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​I have a new favorite chocolate cake and icing recipe.  This cake and was sooooo good. 
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​ We cut a piece out of the cake so she could take it to school and we ate the rest.  

​Never hurts your grade when you offer your teacher chocolate cake. 

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Ciao!
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