I almost skipped writing this blog entry this week. My comfort food recipes are like children to me: how can I choose my favorite?? Especially since each one serves to comfort in a different way, for different emotional needs??
There was really only one way to do it and that was to throw a mental dart at the ones that people request I make the most. I narrowed it down to three, then threw that dart. This is the absolute fav: CHOCOLATE TRIFLE.
I find it very TELLING that my favorite comfort food is a dessert. But that’s a topic for another blog, so…..
Looks good, doesn’t it? It is, trust me.
So here’s the easy recipe:
You’ll need: chocolate cake, 2 tubs of Cool Whip, instant chocolate pudding and a Cadbury Chocolate/Orange ball ( Or a Hershey’s chocolate bar – your choice)
For the cake you will need:
- 2 cups granulated sugar, sifted
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, sifted
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda, sifted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup cold regular milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
To make the cake:
First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Then grease and flour 2 9 inch round baking tins
- After sifting the dry ingredients mix the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda and baking powder and the salt into a mixer.
- Add in the eggs one at a time, then the milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed for 2-3 minutes.
- This is a weird step, but once the ingredients are mixed, slowly mix in the boiling water. The batter will become very thin. This is okay.
- Halve the mixture and pour each half into the 2 baking rounds. Then, bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean and flakey.
- Let the cake cook completely for about 3-4 hours. Then, slice the cake in half, length-wise to form 2 identical round discs.
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that’s the reason I only make it for a really big emotional drama!!!
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That looks absolutely decadent! Thanks for sharing. You can see my post here: https://jhthomas.blogspot.com/2019/04/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge.html
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Judy – it is!
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Wow, chocolate trifle looks amazing. I’d never heard of such a dish before.
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People also make vanilla trifle or banana trifle, but chocolateis best
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I have to say “wow” like Lydia too Peggy. I can’t think of another word I can write here. Plus !@##$ isn’t very describing of how your decadent favorite strikes me. I can say this though…could you come to my house and bring your trifle?
Here’s mine: http://www.ourtownbookreviews.com/2019/04/favorite-comfort-foods-and-why.html
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Hahaha it would be my pleasure
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You made my mouth water with that! Yum!!
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That looks good! I bet the orange really brings out the flavor.
Here’s my list.
https://echoishiizone.wordpress.com/2019/04/03/comfort-food/
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Echo – it does!! Perfectly.
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That… looks delicious.
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Now I know what I’m going to make for Easter dessert! Looks delicious!
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