This Week's Quiz
So which one of this week's cooking experiments was the best of the bunch?
Was it the poppy seed bread sticks?
The scalloped potatoes with cheese (official name: Gratin Dauphinois)?
The chocolate bundt cake with coconut-cream cheese center?
The scallop-peppers salad?
Or the crocheted potholder? Ooops, how'd that get in there?
What do you think?
Was it the poppy seed bread sticks?
The scalloped potatoes with cheese (official name: Gratin Dauphinois)?
The chocolate bundt cake with coconut-cream cheese center?
The scallop-peppers salad?
Or the crocheted potholder? Ooops, how'd that get in there?What do you think?
If you guessed the bread sticks, you'd be wrong. The dough was ooey and gooey and difficult to work with. I won't be making this again.
If you guessed the potatoes -- you'd be half right. We loved them. Best of all, as a Cooking Light dish, they weren't loaded down with fat. I will definitely be making these again.
If you guessed the bundt cake -- you'd be totally right. I was in the mood for chocolate, and this recipe started with a cake mix, making it pretty easy. I should have taken a picture once we cut into it because the center is filled with a thick white ribbon of cream cheese and coconut goodness. But alas, no picture. We ate the subject as it posed.
If you guessed the scallop salad, we will throw a few points your way because it was plenty tasty. But it was not the true winner.
Because really, how can you compete with chocolate bundt cake filled with cream cheese/coconut goodness?
NO-FUSS CHOCOLATE RIBBON CAKE
1 (18 1/2-oz.) package chocolate cake mix
1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
2 T. butter, softened
1 T. cornstarch
1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 egg
1 t. vanilla
1/2 c. coconut
Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour into well-greased bundt pan. In separate bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, and cornstarch; beat until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk. Add egg and vanilla, stirring until smooth, then add coconut. Plop mixture evenly over the cake batter and bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes (mine took 55), until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool for ten minutes, then remove from pan and serve.
The directions say to store leftovers in the refrigerator, but I cannot verify this by experience. At our house there were no leftovers.
Note: This recipe comes from a little book called Hospitality Clues for the Clueless.
Secondary note: If anyone wants the potato recipe, send me an email and I'll launch it your way.
Labels: desserts
posted by Lynn at
12:01 AM
29 Comments:
Yea for me I guessed the chocolate cake! Now for my prize, I'll go make it.
Mimi
Great idea for a prize, Mimi :) You deserve it.
How could you go wrong with chocolate and coconut indeed! sounds great :)(and I'm very glad it was the winner b/c I thought it sounded really good).
This sounds fabulous! I especially like the cake mix part. It's kind of like a German Chocolate cake, isn't it? I make BD cakes for the people in my husband's office - I think they'll get this cake next time!
Mmmm, Karenpie, I can picture it now. With chocolate/coconut glaze. Maybe some chopped pecans sprinkled on top.
I totally guessed the bundt cake. Because CHOCOLATE and CAKE. Thanks for sharing the recipe! :)
I'm so happy I guessed the correct one. But then again, with chocolate and cream cheese, it's impossible to go wrong. Thanks for such a fun post that keeps ya guessing. ;)
I am going to try this!!
Oh, and thanks for feeling my pain when it came to my lost post. I'm going to re-write it tomorrow.
Cake? Always the winner in my book. Sounds delicious!
I guessed the potatoes, so I was half-right! ;) Everything looks incredible!
I was leaning toward the scallops since March 12th was National Baked Scalloped Day and because I am so craving a great dish of scallops. But, your scallops aren't baked... However, hands down, the oozing Chocolate Bundt Cake with Coconut-Cream Cheese is calling my belly's name. Listen, "Oh belly" what's that you say, none left; Uh Oh!!!
thanks for looking at my recipe. the next one I was planning to post is called a No Tears Chocolate Cake (made up that name) and it looks like your Chocolate Bundt.
Hey Lynn!! I was happy to get your comment on the my blog! I'm still hanging around...just not active at all on the internet. :) But i really do appreciate your comment...so glad y'all enjoyed the freezer pickles. We love them too. I'm anxiously awaiting spring's arrival so i can get going in the garden again. I can hardly wait to get out the canner! I canned some whole hog sausage a few weeks ago...I know...I know...not healthy, but oh so good! :) Isn't that what counts???? please tell me it is!! LOL! Anyway, thanks so much for letting me know how you enjoyed the pickles.
That chocolate bundt cake looks ferociously delicious. :)
they all looked delicious to me!
the potholder reminded me of
the sesame street song, "three
of these things go together,
one of . . .
Mmm the cake does sound good...although I'm kind of in the mood for a late night potato snack myself.
LOL. The potholder. Definitely the potholder.
fun post, they all look like winners to me!
I was wrong. Le sigh.
Yeah! Chocolate cake...and no offense to the other dishes :-)
Hey Lynn! This was totally my first time doing BSI too. Your soup looks good; I love all things involving carrot.
And that cake? Mmmm. My grandmother makes the most amazing chocolate chip bundt cake, so naturally, I adore bundt cakes of all types. Yum!
I guessed the Bread Sticks but I love 'em so I would pick them over anything else!
Thanks for the info on the Gratin Dauphinois, I'm making this for sure!
Hey Lynn, thanks for stopping by my blog! I really don't know what I was thinking buying those chemical-filled preserves! I think I will stick with the homemade huckleberry I have from last summer. Silly me!
Your blog is great! So many fantastic recipes! I will definitely add you to my reader. Have a great day!
I guessed the crocheted potholder. Oops.
Your house must always be filled with warm delicious smells--how nice.
Thanks for stopping by my blog! :) And I was going to say the cake, but because it reminded me of an 'Almond Joy Cake' I made when we were first married. I'd gotten the recipe out of the local newspaper. I'll have to try your recipe for this cake. Can't go wrong with coconut! :)
Chocolate+coconut=WINNER winner chicken dinner!
My mouth is watering over this cake. I have a similar recipe... but without the coconut. Be still my heart!!!
You know from what you said this was a pretty good week for you except for the breadsticks everything was good. The chocolate bundt was just better.
~ingrid
The bunnies are back today!
I was hoping the bundt cake would win!!! Really wanted that recipe. It will make me look like I put some thought into it, the next time I have to bring desert to a family gathering. Thanks in advance for making me look good!
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