Sunday, February 24, 2008

I'm so excited to try this recipe!

So as a Pampered Chef Consultant we get lots of fun recipes to try, this one is one, I hope to be a favorite. All you have to do is mix a cake mix with chocolate and strawberry jelly and put it in the microwave for 12 minutes and it's done! !f you love new easy recipes you will have to cheek out my blog often, I hope to post recipes often! I am excited for this recipe because I have been wanting a fluted stoneware pan forever and I finally got it ordered! What can I say, I am addicted to chocolate!

Chocolate Velvet Cake with Strawberries

Strawberry jam and chocolate morsels are blended into devil’s food cake batter for
extremely moist and tender results in the microwave oven.
Cake

1 cup milk chocolate morsels
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 pkg (18.25 oz) devil’s food cake mix
3 eggs
¾ cup water
1 jar (12 oz) seedless strawberry jam,
divided

Glaze and Garnish
⅓ cup melted vanilla ice cream
1 cup milk chocolate morsels
1 qt. fresh strawberries, divided
Additional ice cream (optional)

Brush Stoneware Fluted Pan with vegetable oil using Chef’s Silicone Basting Brush. For cake, combine chocolate morsels and oil in Small Batter Bowl. Microwave on HIGH 30-60 seconds or until melted and smooth, whisking after 30 seconds. In Stainless (4-qt.) Mixing Bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, water, ½ cup of the jam and chocolate mixture; whisk until well blended. Pour batter into pan.

Microwave cake on HIGH 9-12 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Remove cake from microwave. Wipe rim of pan clean using paper towel, if necessary. Center Simple Additions® Large Round Platter over pan and carefully invert. Without removing pan, let stand 10 minutes. Remove pan.

For glaze, combine ice cream and chocolate morsels in Small Micro-Cooker®. Microwave on HIGH 20-60 seconds, stirring after each 20-second interval, until melted and smooth.
To finish cake, place remaining jam into Prep Bowl and microwave on HIGH 30 seconds or until melted; brush evenly over cake. Holding by stems, dip 16 of the strawberries into glaze; arrange around bottom edge of cake. Drizzle top of cake with remaining glaze. Slice remaining strawberries using Egg Slicer Plus®; place into center well of cake. Serve
with additional ice cream, if desired.

Yield: 16 servings
Nutrients per serving: Calories 360, Total Fat 14 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Carbohydrate 57 g, Protein 3 g,
Sodium 290 mg, Fiber less than 1 g

Cook’s Tips: For best results, bake this cake in a 1000-watt microwave with a built-in turntable.
This cake can be baked in a conventional oven, if desired. Bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes. Proceed as recipe directs.
©The Pampered Chef, Ltd., 2008

2 comments:

SarahandJD said...

Lisa- Your recipe looks great.I'm glad I found your blog. That hawkeye picture is awesome. JonDAvid was quite impressed.

Alanna said...

Lisa!!! I'm so stinkin' excited for this blog! You have some great ideas and photo subjects. don't worry about sounding sophisticated or whatever. Just be yourself like you always have been!!! I admire you so much!! good luck with everything!