Recipes for Judys' Foodies: Chocolate Stuffing!

Golden Butter Cake with Chocolate Marshmallow Frosting

6 egg yolks
1 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon + 1 tsp. Baking Powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
12 Tablespoons butter
3 cup flour

Mix yolks, 1/4 cup of the milk & vanilla. Put all dry ingredients in mixing bowl. Beat in butter till like crumbs. Beat in remaining milk. Now slowly beat in egg yolk mixture. Beat till smooth. Pour into a greased & floured 9x13 pan & bake 350 degrees 25 -35 minutes. Poke holes in cake with an object about the diameter of a drinking straw. Pour Chocolate Marshmallow Frosting over warm cake. Smooth for an even finish.

Chocolate Marshmallow Frosting
3 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 bag marshmallows
1teaspoon vanilla
dash of salt
1/2 to 1 cup of light cream
2 cups powdered sugar
Microwave chocolate chips on 50% power till melted about 2 minutes. Stir 1/2 thru and again when melted to smooth. Add marshmallows & microwave full power till melted about 1 1/2 minutes. Stir till smooth. Now beat in cream & sugar till texture is frosting consistency. Add more or less as you prefer. Frost warm cake. Frosting will pool down in holes and smooth over the top. Delicious!

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Chocolate Stuffing!

What is Chocolate Stuffing you may ask? Chocolate Stuffing is a dessert that will satisfy any chocolate lover & please all dessert eaters! Creamy, thick & rich with melty chocolate & crispy pecans this turns Bread Pudding into Chocolate Heaven! I tried this warm with Whipped Cream & then tasted it cold with Whipped Cream & I am hard pressed to say which was best! You choose! The warm Chocolate Stuffing could also be served with a dollop of Vanilla Ice Cream!
2 Cups Bread Cubed ( I used Texas Toast)
2 Cups Whole Milk
2/3 Cups Sugar
1/2 Cup Cocoa
1/2 TSP Salt
1 TSP Vanilla
3 Eggs Medium Sized beaten (if large only use 2)
4 TBS Butter + some to butter your baking dish
1, 9.5OZ Bag Hershey's Chocolate Melts, Milk Chocolate
3/4 Cup Chopped Pecans
Cube the bread & place in a deep bowl. In a deep saucepan bring milk almost to the boiling point without boiling, this is called scalding! You will see steam coming off the milk & little bubbles form all around the outer edge of the milk against the pan.Turn heat off of the stove! As soon as milk is scalded whisk in the sugar, salt, & the cocoa whisk smooth.Now stir in the butter until melted. Add vanilla & set aside. Beat the eggs. Beat in a little of the hot milk mixture into your beaten eggs. Add about 2 TBS at a time until 1/2 cup of hot mixture in beaten into the eggs. Now dump all of the beaten eggs into the whole pan of milk mixture & whisk! Now pour all into your bread & stir well! Now stir in the Chocolate Melts & Pecans. Butter a 3 quart casserole dish. Pile your mixture into the dish. Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Set the casserole dish down into a pan of hot water with the water about 2 inches deep. Now place into your hot oven & bake 45 minutes to an hour! Test with a knife you should see melted chocolate but no raw egg mixture!