Tropical Mystery; was: mocha cake?

[Guest guest]

I think it is in the spices, cocoa and coffee

blend. Coffee & cocoa are often grown and

harvested in tropical regions of the world.

Could also be a nod to the spice trade routes

of the cloves and cinnamon which would have

taken people through lands with tropical climates.

" Tropical " isn't only fruits and coconuts you see.

 

Here is another pudding on the bottom recipe

I have made many times and it is so good served

on a scoop of ice cream [rice dream or soy delicious].

Of the two recipes, Tropical Mystery is my favorite.

 

Hot Fudge Sundae Cake

 

1 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 Tbs cocoa powder

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup soy milk

2 Tbs vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup chopped nuts, if desired

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1 3/4 cup very hot water [or coffee]

Vegan vanilla ice cream [or regular if lacto-ovo veg]

 

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, granulated sugar,

2 Tbs cocoa, the baking powder and salt in an ungreased

square baking pan (9x9x2). Mix in the soy milk, or other

non-dairy milk of your choice, the oil and vanilla extract

with a fork until smooth. Stir in nuts if desired and spread

mixture evenly around pan. Sprinkle top with brown sugar

and 1/4 cup cocoa powder. Pour very hot water (or coffee)

over top.

 

Bake 40 minutes. Spoon warm cake into dessert dishes and

top with your choice of ice cream (vegan or dairy depending).

Yield: 9 servings.

 

~ PT ~

 

Fortune favors the audacious.

~ Erasmus

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, " Erin " <truepatriot wrote:

 

> Where's the " tropical " in this recipe?

> Or is that the " mystery " ? LOL.

>

> The mocha pudding it creates at the bottom sounds awesome.

> I've yet to try these self-pudding-creating recipes where

> you dump liquid on top of everything else. I should.

>

>

> Thanks,

> -Erin

> www.zenpawn.com/vegblog

>

>

> > Sift all of these dry ingredients together in one bowl:

> > 3/4 cup sugar

> > 1 cup all-purpose flour

> > 2 tsp baking powder

> > 1/8 tsp salt

> > 1 tsp ground cinnamon

> > 1/2 tsp ground allspice

> > 1/8 tsp ground cloves

> > 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

> >

> > In a small bowl, combine these next three ingredients:

> > 3 Tbs vegetable oil

> > 1/2 cup soy milk

> > 1 tsp vanilla extract

> >

> > Make a well in the dry ingredients and then pour the soy

> > milk mixture into it; blend with a fork until smooth. Pour this

> > into an ungreased 8 inch square baking pan.

> >

> > Mix together this topping and sprinkle over the batter:

> > 1/2 cup brown sugar

> > 1/2 cup sugar

> > 4 Tbs cocoa powder

> >

> > Pour 1 cup of very hot coffee over the top of everything and bake

> > at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes.

> >

> > The coffee bakes down through the powdery sugar cocoa

> > layer and pulls it below the cake batter to make a smooth

> > and rich mocha pudding underneath the spice cake.

> > So out of this world good even if you don't like coffee.

> >

> > ~ PT ~

>