A Not So Healthy Night of Eating

Sunday, July 12, 2009 by grub.grub.chow

Ok, so Julie and I were watching the Food Network HD the other day, which by the way, if you have never watched the Food Network in HD, either don't start, or only do so on a full stomach. So anyways, we were watching some sort of Paula Deen show. She has so many, it's hard to keep track of them. She made a Cheeseburger Bacon Meatloaf and a Chocolate cake. They looked so good, we decided to make them for dinner. Honestly, the meatloaf wasn't very good, so I'm not going to put that recipe up. It was very rich and full of grease. I can see lots of potential with it, so when I redo it and make it a bit healthier, I will post my new recipe on here. The chocolate cake on the other hand, was/is amazing. I know it's not very healthy, but we all need some chocolate once in a while. It has some very interesting affects on the mind and should never be cut out of any diet. I'll probably post later on what kind of chocolate you should eat. But on to the chocolate cake. Remember, this is from Paula Dean, and I'm not taking any credit for this, just thought I'd pass this amazing heaven in a pan off to you!

Chocolate Sybil Cake

Cake:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1-cup sugar
4 eggs
1-cup all-purpose flour
1-teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 (16 ounce) can Hershey’s chocolate syrup

Frosting:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1-cup sugar
1/3-cup evaporated milk
1-teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13x9x2 inch pan.

Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in another bowl. Add to creamed mixture, continuing to beat. Add vanilla and chocolate syrup to batter and mix well. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Just before cake is done, prepare frosting. Put butter, chocolate chips, sugar and evaporated milk in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Stirring ingredients together, boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and nuts. Pour over warm cake. Delicious!!

Serves 16 to 20
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ease of Preparation: easy

L&S JD, pg. 41

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

We opted to not add the nuts to this, and it was still delicious. And we also didn't have any pure vanilla handy, so we used imitation. This 'frosting' recipe could also be used for many different things. I say 'frosting' because it's more of a glaze or ganache.

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