I've receive a request to work up a recipe for this item she remembers from her childhood, but the person who wants it can't even give me a good description of it. She remembers that her British mother and grandmother made it, that it was (duh) chocolate cake and cream and, oh yeah, it was fabulous.
I hate it when that happens! Of course I meant that the request came from someone who remembers this item from childhood but has no idea how it was made. Her folks aren't around to offer their recipes anymore, so she's looking for someone to formulate a substitute.
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ -------------------------------- -----MM BY H. PEAGRAM----- 6 tb Flour 6 tb Cocoa 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 4 md Eggs 3/4 c Sugar 1 t Vanilla Icing sugar Whipped Cream
Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt, THREE times, onto a sheet of waxed paper. Beat egg whites til thick and fluffy. Add sugar gradually while beating, then add yolks and vanilla. Mixture should be thick and lemony. Sift dry mixture over egg mix and fold in gently. Pepare an edged cookie pan by greasing and lining with waxed paper. Pour batter onto pan and spread evenly. Bake at 400 F for 12-15 minutes. When baked, remove from pan and roll in a damp tea towel on which you have sprinkled some icing sugar. When cool, unroll, trim off any crusty edges. Spread whipped cream on cake and roll up. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream on the side.
I don't know if that's what she meant or not. I just know I've been making this since the 60's and everyone loves it! And it is Chocolate cake and whipped cream.
I asked her about it, and it turns out it's not what she had in mind. I'm sure she'll try it anyway, though.
I got some more information out of her, and it turns out that what she was picturing was ordinary chocolate cake topped with custard, not cream! This should be easy to do, once we get the custard part down pat.
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