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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Magical Mystery Chocolate Cake

"Magical Mystery Chocolate Cake" (page 446) truly is mysterious! The biggest mystery to me, though, is how I even ended up with something edible, after realizing halfway through I failed to follow the instructions correctly (note in instruction #2 you are to add just half the cocoa powder at this point, oops!). Upon discovering my mistake, my first thought was to start completely over, but I had used the last of my cocoa powder and sugar, and I didn't feel like going to the store for more, or throwing out my efforts altogether, so I improvised and continued on. Luck was with me! The magic pulled through and I ended up with a most extraordinary and delicious cake. The unusual preparation (spreading a thick batter into the bottom of a pan and topping with a very liquid concoction of sugar-cocoa-water) results in a final chocolaty confection that is densely cake-like on the bottom, moist pudding in the middle, and like the crispy top of a brownie on the surface. The recipe calls for ¼ of oil, but I replaced this with prune purée  (I used a small container of baby food prunes; applesauce would work just as well). Try this cake if you are feeling adventurous!
Keeping it "McDougall Friendly" checklist:
                                                                                                                            
ü  Use whole wheat pastry flour instead of all-purpose (white) flour.
ü  Replace the oil with an equal amount of prune purée or unsweetened applesauce.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Becky, I love your blog(s) which I found by chance! I made Robin's Magical Mystery cake this week and subbed unsweetened applesauce for the oil. I also cut the sugar down quite a bit. Because I'm a rebel, I cooked it in a loaf pan and after letting it cool for about an hour, it was delicious! Even my daughter, who is a devout NON-plant-based eater, loved it. I've been writing a PB/vegan blog for about a year called Edible Musings and I'd love for you to check it out! Happy Cooking and Travels, Lauren

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    1. Thanks for checking out my blog(s) Lauren! Your version of the Magical Mystery Cake sounds awesome, and it passed the kid test, even more impressive! ;-) Thanks for pointing me to your blog, I will most definitely check it out. Happy Cooking!!

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