October 3, 2016–On Friday one of my friends sends me a text out of the blue with the following message, “So no pumpkin creations to share? You’re slipping! 😝” I will not mention any names but she knows who she is!!!!
If she was saying these ‘harsh’ words I had to wonder, “ How many others thought the same?” I couldn’t let my reputation be tarnished so after a quick internet search, off to the local grocery store to buy the ingredients to make a fall dessert.
As I was making it, I realized that it could also serve as a halloween cake (add some marshmallow ghosts, candied skeletons and spiders, etc). As I type I realize that I could have also left the cake completely orange, covered a banana, pineapple or some other cylindrical fruit with the chocolate, put the fruit in the middle and it would have looked like a pumpkin!
The cake batter has the pumpkin my friend wanted; turned it chocolate with cocoa. Icing is cream cheese, cocoa, heavy cream, confectioners sugar, etc and A LOT of orange food coloring. If you didn’t know it takes a lot to turn something brown, orange but I wanted the cocoa flavor in the icing so….
Finally topped the whole thing with bittersweet chocolate mixed with some Grand Marnier. Did I spell it right this time? You know who you are 🙂
NOTE: I have no idea what the final product tastes like. I will leave that for my office mates. That being said, the batter, frosting, and chocolate glaze all tasted good separately.
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for, and expressly disclaim all liability for damages of any kind to yourself or computer (ie. damaging your screen and/or getting sick from licking your screen to see if you can taste the cake). I am not responsible for any weight gained due to you eating items to substitute for the that fact that you can’t eat this cake. Finally, I am not responsible for you being upset that you cannot taste the cake.
Enjoy the remainder of your Sunday.
