Friday, May 02, 2008

Pretty... Darned Delicious




Need I say more? OK, I will-- but just because you asked me, and you sound like the little voice in my head that speaks like Ricardo Montelbahn. These small cakes are coated with chocolate and layered (or left as... well, stay tuned later for the filled donut version--oh yes. I did say filled donut version).

I have no idea what to name this one. It is so sexy, I wanted to call it George, but you can't say, "OMG! I ate George." There are probably laws against that. Or something.

I'd say these are not induction friendly, due to the two layers, both dipped. The fruit is definitely a no-go! The whipped cream? Doable on induction. Still, I'd save these for a higher rung of Atkins to be safe. If you go with a single layer, count it good for induction... but then it's basically a donut (oh yes... I did say donut again).

These are filling enough you could probably share with a friend (just make sure you're not swapping for hummus cake... again).

I am working on a chocolate glaze which uses cocoa powder in lieu of chocolate for the folks who don't have 85% cacao candy bars laying around (heretics!) and will report when that is ready to go.



Decadent Mini Chocolate-Dipped Layer Cakes

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Chocolate Glaze

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6 comments:

jenna... said...

So..er.. these "bad boys" use two layers?

cleochatra said...

Hey, jenna!

Yes, they are two layers. If you want to cut back to one layer, just halve the caloric and carb counts. I would also argue that one layer would be all right for induction so long as the chocolate used does not exceed what Atkins claimed was all right for induction (he called it a spice).

Hummingbird said...

OMG!! YUM!! I WILL BE MAKING THIS VERY SOON!! THANK YOU!! :)

Hummingbird said...

I am the ultimate Cocoa Spice Girl! :)

Hummingbird said...

Decadent Doughnut Cocoa Cakes?
Sinful Chocolate Doughnut Cakes?
Sinful Cocoa Spice Cakes?
Guilt-Free Chocolate Doughnut Cake?

Did I say YUM?? ;)

cleochatra said...

You make me belly laugh. My dog was concerned. Then she broke wind on my foot.