I’m ready for a new year – 2012 had more
than its share of bad stuff in it and it’s time to move on. Lots of folks start
off the new year with a diet, but diets don’t seem to take with me. I find I’m
better off eating normal food and just cutting down on my portions. Eating rice
cakes with cottage cheese on top just makes me sad. So, in the spirit of eating
real (read: indulgent) food, here’s
an ideal recipe: a really rich flourless
chocolate cake, a small sliver of which is guaranteed to satisfy anyone with a
hankering for something chocolaty. I serve it here with a Caramel Whipped
Cream, which is basically a caramel sauce combined with softly whipped cream
and then whipped to firm peaks. The cake is an adaptation of one that appeared
in The Cake Book, my Chocolate
Valentine Cake, which is baked in a heart-shaped pan. And that’s appropriate,
because you’re going to love it. Happy New Year!!
