Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 9-by-13-inch glass pan.
In another large frying pan, heat the remaining ? cup olive oil over medium heat, just until it shimmers. Place the chicken in the pan and cook until seared on each side, approximately 3 minutes per side. Place the chicken in the glass pan. Pour the hot sauce over it. Place in the oven and cook
4 SERVINGS
Double-Shot Chocolate Cake
10 ounces unsalted butter
10 ounces bittersweet chocolate, broken into small pieces (recommended brand: Godiva dark)
? cup plus 3 tablespoons extra-fine granulated sugar
2 tablespoons Dutch-style cocoa (recommended brand: Hershey’s Premium European-Style)
8 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Confectioners’ sugar
Sweetened whipped cream or best-quality vanilla ice cream
Preheat the oven to 350°.
Butter a 10-by-1?-inch heavy-duty round cake pan. Line the bottom with parchment cut to fit. Butter the parchment. Set aside.
Fill a 16-by-11-inch roasting pan with 1 inch of hot water, place the roasting pan on a baking sheet, and put it into the oven.
In the top of a double boiler, melt the butter with the chocolate. When the ingredients are melted, remove the pan from the heat to cool slightly. Sift the sugar with the cocoa twice, then whisk it into the melted chocolate mixture.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs until they are foamy. Add the vanilla and the chocolate mixture. Blend with a spatula until very well mixed.
Carefully pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Gently place the cake pan in the water-filled roasting pan.
Bake about 40 to 50 minutes, or until the cake begins to shrink slightly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place on a rack to cool for 15 minutes, then invert carefully and peel off the paper. Allow to cool completely.
Just before serving time, carefully place a 9- or 10-inch cake stencil on top of the cake. Sift confectioners’ sugar over the stencil, then remove the stencil.
Serve with sweetened whipped cream or best-quality vanilla ice cream.
16 SERVINGS
Brownie Points
12 tablespoons (1? sticks) unsalted butter
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, broken into small pieces
1 tablespoon unsweetened alkalinized cocoa (recommended brand: Hershey’s Premium European-Style)
1? cups cake flour (high altitude: add 2 tablespoons)
? teaspoon baking powder
? teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
2? cups sugar (high altitude: subtract 2 tablespoons)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1? cups chopped pecans, lightly toasted and cooled
Preheat the oven to 325°. Butter a 9-by-13-inch metal (not glass) baking pan.
Melt the butter with the chocolate in the top of a double boiler (over boiling water), stirring frequently. When the chocolate has melted, set the mixture aside to cool.
Sift together the cocoa, flour, baking powder and salt. Sift again and set aside.
Beat the eggs until they are well combined, then gradually add the sugar, beating constantly. Add the vanilla and the cooled chocolate mixture, stirring until well combined. Sift the dry mixture over the egg mixture, and stir this mixture only until it is completely combined. Spread the batter in the prepared pan, and sprinkle the nuts on top.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with only a crumb or two adhering to it. Remove to a rack and cool completely.
MAKES 16 LARGE OR 32 SMALL BROWNIES
Acknowledgments
The author wishes to acknowledge the assistance of the following people: Jim, Jeff, J.Z., and Joey Davidson; Carolyn Marino and her brilliant team at HarperCollins; Sandra Dijkstra and
About the Author
DIANE MOTT DAVIDSON is the author of eleven bestselling mysteries. She lives with her family in Colorado.
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