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Sexy Recipes for Sunday ~ Devil’s Food Cake with Hazelnut Crunch #Delicious 2 comments

Devil’s Food Cake with Hazelnut Crunch   INGREDIENTS Cake Nonstick vegetable oil spray 2 1/3 cups cake flour 1 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder 1 cup hot coffee 1 cup buttermilk 2 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 4 large eggs 1 large egg yolk 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 4 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (do not exceed 70%), melted, cooled slightly HAZELNUT CRUNCH 1/4 cup hazelnuts 2 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (do not exceed 70%), chopped 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter 1/2 cup Nutella 3 cups toasted rice cereal FROSTING AND ASSEMBLY 8 ounces high-quality milk chocolate (such as Lindt or Scharffen Berger), chopped 8 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (do not exceed 61%), chopped 1 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1 1/2 cups heavy cream 1 cup (2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces     CAKE Preheat oven to 350°. Coat the bottom and sides of cake pans with nonstick spray. Line bottom of pans with parchment-paper rounds; spray paper. Sift cake flour, cocoa powder, […]


Sexy Recipes for Sunday ~ Cherry Cocoa Almond Hand Pies #Delicious

Cherry Cocoa-Almond Hand Pies {Trader Joe’s Recipes} 2 rolls (1 box) TJ’s Pie Crust, defrosted in fridge overnight 1 jar (about 2 cups) TJ’s Dark Morello Cherries, drained 1 tsp TJ’s Unbleached All Purpose Flour, plus more for rolling dough 3 Tbsp TJ’s Cocoa Almond Spread 1 large TJ’s Egg, beaten with 1 tsp Water 1/4 cup TJ’s Turbinado Sugar (optional for sanding tops) *You will also need a wide-mouthed jar or circular cookie cutter (3.5 in diameter = about 7 hand pies) Remove both pie crust rolls from refrigerator and let soften on counter (about 15 minutes). Once dough is softened, working in two batches, unroll and smooth together any cracks with your hands over the top of the plastic film of the dough. Remove plastic film and place dough onto a floured surface. Cut out 7 circles from one roll and 7 circles from the other (it could […]