Or sweets for yourself depending on your relationship status. Yes, another Valentine’s Day looms over us. And although the holiday never made any real sense to me because showing someone you love them is an on-going task and not reserved for specific dates, it also gives me a viable excuse to drown myself in a pool of rich, dark chocolate, currently my one and only. At least, eating and working with chocolate makes me happy enough to sustain enough life force to want to deal with Valentine’s Day. So that’s good, right? Whatever. It’s Chinese New Year on February 14th, which in my book, trumps all other important dates. So you can suck it, V-day…or make the recipes that follow. Your choice.
| Recipe: Chocolate Gingerbread Cake
Serves 12 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 tablespoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder 1/4 teaspoon finely ground black pepper 1/4 cup dark brown sugar 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 1 egg 1/2 cup molasses 4 oz. melted chocolate chips 1/2 cup boiling water For icing: 8 oz. chocolate chips 1/2 cup heavy cream
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