I went to the ever amazing T. Chick McClure's art show last night at the soon to be no more Bergamot Station. It was so great to see his photos in large format. When I stood in front of this one I felt like I was being showered with milk. Look at the movement of that milk and the piercing blue eyes of her subject, comedian Bronston Jones!
And for another very good time you can make chocolate cake! Chick asked me to make him a chocolate cake -- as chocolatey and moist as I could make it. While I have made a million different moist and chocolatey cakes, I felt like trying something new to meet The Chick Chocolate Cake Challenge.
I bee-lined to my fave Smitten Kitchen and found this Double Chocolate Layer Cake recipe. I just knew it would meet the challenge. But I wanted it to be three layers, so I used three 8 inch pans and it worked great, but just bake for 50-ish minutes if you do that. And, Chick specifically said he didn't want fruit in it -- just as chocolatey as possible -- so I didn't do the raspberry filling. In honor of having just been blessed by all his milky portraits, I made a whipped cream mash-up for between layers. (About a cup of heavy cream + a splash each of vanilla and coconut extract, a small handful each of shredded coconut and toasted pecan pieces), I just wanted to give a wee chocolate respite for the taste buds since I made the recipe (both the cake and ganache) with dark chocolate instead of semi-sweet. It is kick ass chocolatey! Wowza!
And, now your final treat, if after looking at the above photo of such a rich chocolate cake you need some more milk! And maybe a little goooooooooooooold! Isn't Chick a genius!? Follow him on Instagram or Facebook for a very good time.
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