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Gravy Making (recipes) and Triple Chocolate Cake (recipes)


Gravy Making (recipes)


Gravy Making



This week's tip will help you with gravy making. * When you are thickening your gravy with flour or cornstarch, make a paste with the cornstarch or flour by adding broth, Wine or water. Make sure that all the lumps are out of the paste before adding the gravy.



* Always use a whisk when making your gravy. When adding the cornstarch or flour paste, whisk rapidly so that the gravy will not get lumpy.



* Make sure that all of the flour is cooked before serving your gravy. Bring gravy to a boil after flour has been added; cook and stir for 1 to 3 minutes.

* Add salt and pepper just before serving.

* For added flavor to your chicken or turkey gravy, add a can of chicken broth to the gravy before adding the flour or cornstarch paste.



Note: Gravy equals juices from cooked meat.

Triple Chocolate Cake (recipes)


Triple Chocolate Cake

Yield: Makes 1 (9-inch) layer cake



Ingredients:



1-1/2cups sugar

3/4cup butter, softened

1egg

1teaspoon vanilla

2cups all-purpose flour

2/3cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2teaspoons Baking soda

1/4teaspoon salt

1cup buttermilk

3/4cup sour cream

Chocolate Ganache Filling (recipe follows)

Easy Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows)









Preparation:





1.Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. Beat sugar and butter at medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla until blended. Combine flour, cocoa, Baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk and sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat well after each addition. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. 2.Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely. Cut each cake layer in half horizontally.3.Meanwhile, prepare Chocolate Ganache Filling and Easy Chocolate Frosting. Place one cake layer on serving plate. Spread with 1/3 of filling. Repeat layers two more times. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread frosting over cake. Garnish as desired.







Easy Chocolate Frosting:

Beat 1/2 cup (1 stick) softened butter in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy. Add 4 cups powdered sugar and 3/4 cup cocoa alternately with 1/2 cup milk; beat until smooth. Stir in 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Makes about 3 cups.Chocolate Ganache Filling:

Bring 3/4 cup heavy cream, 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar to a boil; stir until sugar is dissolved. Place 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips in medium bowl; pour cream mixture over chocolate and let stand 5 minutes. Stir until smooth; let stand 15 minutes or until filling reaches desired consistency. (Filling will thicken as it cools.) Makes about 1-1/2 cups.





Nutritional Information:







Serving Size: 1 slice cake (1/12 of total recipe)







Sodium

522 mg







Protein

8 g







Fiber

5 g







Carbohydrate

102 g







Cholesterol

103 mg







Saturated Fat

22 g







Total Fat

37 g







Calories from Fat

43 %







Calories

728









Dietary Exchange:







Fat

5







Starch

7