sam arnold's fort restaurant chocolate chile cake
Sam Arnold's Fort Restaurant Chocolate Chile Cake Posted by Cookin'Mom at recipegoldmine.com 8/15/2001 8:37 pm Source: Sam Arnold's Fort Restaurant in Colorado In the early 1500s, ...
Ingredients
- 1cupplus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1cupplus 2 tablespoons cake flour (not self-rising)
- 2cupgranulated sugar
- 1teaspoonbaking soda
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 1/2cupunsweetened, non-alkalized cocoa powder
- 2cupwater
- 2tablespoonnew mexico medium ground red chile (dixon is best)
Directions
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Sam Arnold's Fort Restaurant Chocolate Chile Cake Posted by Cookin'Mom at recipegoldmine.com 8/15/2001 8:37 pm Source: Sam Arnold's Fort Res
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Apparently the king knew that chile, in small amounts, amplifies and enriches the taste of chocolate
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So does Jane Butel, the noted cookbook author and specialist in Mexican cookery, who generously provided the recipe from which this cake was
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At The Fort, it's a centerpiece of a birthday and anniversary ritual from which good-natured celebrants emerge with a photo of themselves in
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Note: Splendid Table host Lynne Rossetto Kasper recommends that if you like very hot food, use the 2 tablespoons recommended in this recipe
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If your palate is less accustomed to hot food, try using a dried ancho chile for a sweeter flavor
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Seed and crush an ancho chile in a blender and use 2-3 teaspoons of the ground chile in your chocolate chile cake
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Serves 12 Chocolate Chile Cake 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cake flour (not self-rising) 2 cups granu