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最近某人在家裡附近的便利商店的冷凍櫃裡面，買了一種現成的 Chocolate Pudding Cake
這種蛋糕要吃的時候，只要切片然後放進微波爐微波即可
蛋糕本體的很軟綿，上面的液體狀巧克力醬很濃稠
重點是一點都不甜膩，所以不但是他吃的很開心，連一向對澳洲蛋糕沒有好感的我，也忍不住吃了好幾塊

1    Preheat oven to 325 F. Lightly grease 9-inch cake pan and set aside.

2  In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and cocoa powder. Add the walnuts. Set aside.

3   In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the milk, butter and chopped chocolate, stirring until the butter and chocolate have just melted. Remove from heat, then add the chocolate mixture to the dry ingredients, add the vanilla extract and egg and mix thoroughly to combine. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.

4   Prepare topping and pour liquid over cake batter. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until cake is set in the middle; pudding may be visible around the edges.

5   Spoon pudding cake into individual bowls and serve warm with vanilla or coffee ice cream. Makes 8 servings.

Topping: In a small saucepan over high heat, combine 1/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar, 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder and 11/2 cups brewed coffee, and bring to a boil while whisking constantly until mixture is smooth.

 FROM: Life/Travel

食譜2:
Ingredients - Cake
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup non-fat milk
1/4 cup non-fat buttermilk (or plain yogurt)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tbsp. melted butter
1 tbsp. vegetable oil (I used unrefined peanut)

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Ingredients - Topping
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp. mild molasses (not blackstrap)
1 tbsp. maple syrup
6 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp. instant coffee (substitute half of this with instant espresso powder if you have it)
1/8 tsp. salt
1 cup water
dash vanilla extract

1   Preheat the oven to 350°F. Rub a thin layer of vegetable oil on the insides of an 8 inch cake pan.

2   Combine all the topping ingredients in a small saucepan and heat at the very lowest setting as you prepare the cake.

3   Sift together the first 6 cake ingredients (flour, baking powder/soda, salt, cocoa, sugar). Melt butter (20 seconds in a microwave should do it). In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, buttermilk, vanilla, melted butter, and oil.

4   Combine the wet and dry cake ingredients. Stir until completely blended. Stir in the walnuts. Pour into the oiled cake pan.

5   Turn up the heat on the saucepan and bring the sauce to a rolling boil. Carefully ladle the hot liquid over the unbaked cake batter. (The two will trade places as the cake bakes, leaving the topping on the bottom and the cake on top.)

6   Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle, no more than 1/4 inch deep, comes out clean.

7   Allow the cake to cool, about an hour. Cover the top of the cake with a flat plate or cutting board, turn over, and tap the bottom of the pan gently (or more vigorously if your cake is stubborn), until the cake dislodges. Some of the topping will stick to the bottom of the pan. Just scoop this up and spread over the cake. Resist licking. Or not.
FROM: BIX's blog

不過我猜想不管是用哪個食譜，糖的份量大概都要減半放吧...如果都依照西方人的食譜來做甜點，否則應該一聞到味道就覺得牙齒痛了
總之，明天下午就來試做看看
如果看起來還不錯，就把照片丟上來跟大家分享
如果...不幸失敗的話，那就當作沒這回事吧


<一天後>

topping 的部分，我是自己調成很像是巧克力醬的 sauce
然後也不是一開始就放在麵糊上
而是最後在塗上去



在吃的時候，我還在旁邊放上了一小球草莓冰淇淋
其實應該用香草冰淇淋會比較合適啦
可是冰箱裡面有三盒冰淇淋，就是沒香草口味的
所以...就湊合著用草莓冰淇淋吧

雖然平平都叫做 Chocolate pudding cake
不過這個食譜做出來的口感跟 Sara Lee 的 Chocolate Pudding Cake 差的還真是多
Sara Lee 的蛋糕本體比較像是海棉蛋糕，而這個食譜做出來的蛋糕卻很結實

至於好不好吃呢？
哈哈～還不錯吃啦
但是吃起來的口感有點像是 Brownie 耶...（這邊的 Brownie 不是說我家的阿布唷～ ）
很適合配著冰淇淋跟紅茶的一種甜點