WICKED WEDNESDAY
I'm delighted to have Lyncee as my guest blogger today. And YOU will be delighted with her post and a yummy, wickedly good recipe!
Hey Hey everyone! I’m so excited to be here and share some
wickedness with you. When I’m not plotting/writing murder, mayhem, and steamy
sex I love to spend time in the kitchen. I enjoy cooking and I’m always looking
for ways to include a ‘little’ something that makes my recipe a little wicked. Actually,
my current WIP is a romance suspense called What’s In The Pie? It deals with
all kinds of deadly and wicked food things. But for today’s wickedness…
This cake is standard St. Patrick’s Day thing in our house
be we also enjoy it at Thanksgiving, and several other times during the year.
My family would eat it all the time but it is time consuming, so I limit them
to a couple times a year. I mean all wickedness should be controlled.
Irish Cream Chocolate Torte
What you need…
For the cake…
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup water
¼ cup Irish cream
1/2 cup unsweetened
cocoa
1/2 cup butter
softened
3 eggs
1 1/4 teaspoons baking
powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
For the filling…
2 cups whipping cream
2 teaspoons Irish Cream
2 tablespoons sugar
For the glaze…
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup semi-sweet
chocolate chips
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
¼ cup Irish Cream
What you do…
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 2 (9-inch) round cake pans. Set
aside.
Combine all cake ingredients in bowl. Beat at medium speed,
scraping bowl often, until smooth.
Pour batter evenly into pans. Bake 20-25 minutes or until
toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from
pans. Cool completely.
Combine whipping cream and Irish Cream (okay transparent
time – I’ve been known to buy cool whip and stir in the Irish Cream – actually
most of the time - shhhhh it’s a wicked secret 😉).
Beat at high speed, scraping bowl often, until soft peaks form. Continue
beating, gradually adding 2 tablespoons sugar, until stiff peaks form.
Cut each cake layer horizontally in half using serrated
knife (there are a lot of youtube videos on how to do this with toothpicks to
make the layers even – how complex this becomes is really determined by your
level of OCD) Place 1 split
cake layer onto serving plate; spread with 1/3 of whip cream filling.
Repeat with remaining cake layers and filling, ending with cake layer.
Refrigerate torte at least 1 hour.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in 1-quart saucepan; stir in
chocolate chips and corn syrup. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, 2-3
minutes or until chocolate chips are melted. Remove from heat; stir in Irish
Cream. Spread glaze over top of torte, allowing glaze to drizzle down sides.
Refrigerate until serving time. Actually, the longer you let it chill the
better it is. This is often considered torture my kiddos.
Bio:
When I’m not hanging out with the 8-year-old,
I’m writing or working on my side hustle – Writing with Crayons – it’s
journaling (I do workshops and stuff).
For the 5 minutes of ‘me’ time I get a week 😉 I spend it reading,
crocheting, or making self-care products.
I’m a planner babe and vodka wizard. I also
enjoy taking pictures, I'm not claiming to have a talent it's just something I
like to do.
If you
would like to come and hang out with me…we will talk doughnuts, vodka, and
planners…
Amazon Author
Page: https://www.amazon.com/Lyncee-Shillard/e/B007WGBKYK/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1534257851&sr=8-1
My current release it Taking A Risk…
It was Monday. She should be home
cleaning her refrigerator. And enjoying red peanut M&M’s. Not dying with
strangers...
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Thanks for having me and letting me
share my wickedness!
Thanks for having me!
ReplyDeleteSo good to have you. And not only does the cake look yummy, so does your book.
DeleteLyncee, I love anything wickedly chocolate! Thanks for the recipe.
ReplyDeleteDee and Anne - It's amazing!!! So worth the effort
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