Beyond the Book: Chocolate Delight

Greetings! I am the Princess Morgane, daughter of King Maccus and wife of Prince Alan who is heir to his father King Bowdyn.  Madame Cantrell told my story in her brilliant book The Enchanted. When I found out that Madame is fond of chocolate, I begged the castle cook for her latest chocolate recipe. It is highly delicious but also highly secret. The only way to get the recipe was to tell the cook that it was for Madame Cantrell. The entire kingdom holds her in the highest regard. Perhaps you will try this chocolate masterpiece. If so, please let Madame Cantrell know if you enjoyed it.

Chocolate Delight

¾ cup butter melted

1 ½ cup all purpose flour

1 cup chopped pecans

8 oz cream cheese softened

1 cup powdered sugar

13 ½ oz. whipped topping

1 pkg. vanilla instant pudding

1 pkg. chocolate instant pudding

3 cups milk

Combine butter, flour and pecans.  Press into baking dish.  Bake at 375 for 15 minutes.  Cool completely.  Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1 ½ cup whipped topping.  Blend thoroughly.   Spread over crust.  Chill.  Combine pudding mixes and milk; beat 2 minutes with mixer at medium speed.  Spread over cream cheese layer.  Spread remaining whipped topping over pudding layer.  Garnish with pecans and grated chocolate.  Refrigerate.

I don’t do mine this way.  I layer it in a trifle bowl.  I start with a layer of the crust, then cheese mixture, then chocolate, then crust etc.  

Look What's Cooking

Since Easter is coming up I thought I'd share a dessert recipe with you. It's good, and it's also easy to take to Grandma's house when you get together. My family always has an Easter picnic so I'm considering this cake. It's good with strawberries and whipped cream on it! Enjoy.

The picture was taken in 2003 when my granddaughter and I were making the cake to take with us on vacation. The picture was taken before I got my new Kitchen Aid mixer. The one you see in the picture belonged to my father who could rival any baker you ever saw.

Pound Cake

1 ½ cups Crisco or butter
3 cups sugar
6 large eggs
3 ¾ cups all purpose flour
¾ cup self rising flour
1 ½ cup milk
2 Tbsp. vanilla

Cream Crisco and sugar 10 minutes. Add eggs, then flavoring, milk, and flour. Grease and flour tube pan. Bake at 325 for 1 ½ hours.