My big brother recently had a milestone birthday and for the occasion I decided to dust off my baking hat to mix up a batch of my all-time favorite chocolate cake recipe. I don’t bake very often because I like to cook to taste and am not so great at following recipes… sort of important in baking. Not to mention if there are batches of baked goods in the house I will eat them all. But seeing as the big brother only turns 30 once, it was worth the risk 😉
I’m quite picky about desserts, chocolate in particular. In fact, I typically don’t care for chocolate baked goods because they usually aren’t as rich as I’d prefer. For perspective, I don’t care for chocolate if it’s less than 72 percent cocoa (milk chocolate is sugar, not chocolate.) I also tend to only test out low maintenance recipes meaning anything that doesn’t require exotic equipment or ingredients. This is a reason why I really love French cooking. French cooking is all about using refined techniques to make simple food rich and elegant. If you spend more time shopping the perimeter of the grocery store (produce, dairy, meats and fish) more often than not, you can find most ingredients for a French recipe already in your kitchen. Read More