A regular of mine is moving away, and so to send her off properly I have decided to give her diabetes. The yellow cake is no biggie, and I am going to admit, I cheated. I have a migraine right now and I don't think I can handle douching up two things that require attention tonight. Box cake, no big whoop. If I burn it I have a back up box in my cupboard. Measurements and cake flour and sifting and all that? I know myself. I will give up halfway through and start throwing things in my mixer at will and then wonder why it tastes like hot buttered ass tomorrow. Gee.
Anyway, I got the feeling that it wasn't so much the cake that was important when talking to Miss Pat, but the frosting. She really likes a good milk chocolate frosting, so that is what we are going to focus on today. After scouring a ton of different recipes, here is what I have come up with:
1 c butter
1/2 cocoa powder (sifted, unless you're like me and want to learn the hard way)
4 c confectioner's sugar (see above)
6 tbsp heavy whipping cream
Basically what is going to happen is we are going to blend the first three ingredients, and then start adding the cream a bit at a time until we get the texture right. Which, I guess, might be different for each person. In my head this frosting is going to turn out creamy and fluffy and easy to work with. Let's do this!
Ok just kidding. I got excited and carried away and forgot take pictures of putting it all together. I only took two, one with only half of the whipping cream put in, and one when all the cream is in and it actually looks like it is supposed to.
As you can see in the first picture, it is grainy and sort of stiff. Also it sort of looks like ass. I don't want to taste it.
As you can see there, it is creamy and fluffier, although the word dog poop does come to mind. I did taste it though. For science and all, you know? It's pretty good. It could probably use vanilla, but then it wouldn't be so milk chocolatey, and I think that would detract from what this lady likes, so I'm leaving it be.
I would tell you how it tastes tomorrow, but I slack on this blog thing, so if you are reading and in the area, you can come taste it yourself at my bar during the day. Miss Pat would want everyone to get diabetes. She's a share the wealth kind of lady like that.
xo
