My daughter asked for a chocolate cake for her third birthday, so I used this delicious recipe from Simply Recipes. I made this exactly as Elise directed and it turned out great. Ingredients * 2 1/2 cups regular all-purpose flour, unsifted * 1/2 cup cocoa * 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder * 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda * 1 teaspoon salt * 1 teaspoon cinnamon * 3/4 cup soft butter * 2 cups sugar * 3 eggs * 2 teaspoons vanilla * 2 teaspoons grated orange peel * 2 cups coarsely shredded zucchini * 1/2 cup milk * 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans * Glaze (directions follow) Method Preheat the oven to 350°F. 1 Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda, salt, and cinnamon; set aside. 2 With a mixer, beat together the butter and the sugar until they are smoothly blended. Add the eggs to the butter and sugar mixture one at a time, beating well after each addition. With a spoon, stir in the vanilla, orange peel, and zucchini. 3 Alternat...
I don't, sorry.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to eat some, though, if you need a taste tester. :)
I'm curious about the request. Is it a particular occasion or memory food? I don't know what tres leches cake is...please fill me in!
ReplyDeleteI don't have a recipe, either, but I saw someone on the Food Network make one last week for their ultimate cake recipe episode... it was "regular" people competing to see who makes the best cake in America (in theory). I wonder if they have those recipes posted on their website....?
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