edium-sized bowl, melt the chocolate and butter over a pan
-cup muffin pan.
For the nut topping, combine butter
o is put the ingredients for the cakes, except the orange juice
For Crab Cakes: Pick through crabmeat gently to remove cartilage.
In mixing bowl gently combine all ingredients and portion in to 2 ounce cakes (about 8-10).
Dredge in flour and saute half of the cakes at a time in butter, over medium heat, until golden brown on each side.
Drain on paper towels.
For Avocado Wasabi Mayonnaise: Combine all ingredients and chill well.
For the cakes- Mix the crab, peppers, onion, parsley lightly.
In another bowl, mix the mayo, bread crumbs, paprika, mustard, hot sauce together.
Add to the crab mixture.
Roll in small balls.
Mix the remaining 2 c.
bread crumbs and parsley.
Roll balls in crumbs.
Fry in margarine or butter till brown over med-high heat.
For the sauce- Chop the tomatillos, place in a food processor or blender and process til almost smooth, drain.
Place in a bowl and add remaining ingredients, stir.
Serve with the cakes.
FOR POLENTA CAKES:
Combine milk, water, cayenne
FOR CHOCOLATE GANACHE FROSTING (Makes about 1 &
owl on HIGH (100%) power for 1 minute; STIR. Morsels may
Sift flour.
Combine with sugar and set aside.
Put the next 4 ingredients together in saucepan and bring to a boil.
Pour over sugar/flour mixture; mix well.
Add eggs, buttermilk, cinnamon, soda and vanilla.
Beat well.
Bake in 10 3/4-inch wide, 1-inch deep and 16-inch long pan for 20 minutes at 400\u00b0.
Spread with Icing for Chocolate Cake from this same book.
Sprinkle nuts over top, if desired.
1: Only Select Great Chocolate. Only use chocolate you like the taste
For the ganache, place chocolate, cream and butter in
d carefully remove tinfoil covered cakes from pans and remove
ray.
To make the cakes, beat the butter, vanilla and
br>Combine cocoa powder, chocolate and espresso powder in a
cing from the cakes and reserve. Break the cakes up, place in
icrowaveable bowl, microwave chocolate and butter on high for 1 minute.
If making and serving the cakes at once, preheat oven to
ntil smooth. Cool for 5 mins. Stir in chocolate, egg yolks, then
nd 2 3/4 cups chocolate chips together. Stir in egg
ooking spray.
Place the chocolate and butter in a heatproof