Chocolate Shadows Food

CHOCOLATE SHADOW CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake:
• Heat oven to 350* F.
• Grease and flour two 9 inch round or 3- 8 inch round baking pans.
• Combine dry ingredients in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla: beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour into pans.
• Bake 30-35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minute remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
• Frost with icing below.
• For the icing:
• Whisk egg whites, water, sugar, cream of tartar, and salt in a large heat- resistant bowl set over medium sauce pan filled with 1/2 inch of barely simmering water (don't let bowl touch water).
• With hand-held mixer on medium-high speed, carefully beat egg white mixture to stiff peaks, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Remove bowl from heat, add vanilla, and continue to beat until icing is very thick and stiff and cooled to room temperature, about 8 minutes.
• To Assemble:
• Spread 1 cup icing on bottom cake layer.
• Repeat with second cake layer and additional 1 cup icing.
• Top with final cake layer and spread top and sides with remaining icing.
• To Decorate:
• Place chocolate, butter and corn syrup in large heat-resistant bowl set over medium saucepan filled with 1/2 inch of barely simmering water (don't let bowl touch water) Stir until melted and smooth, then remove bowl from heat and let cool 5 minutes.
• Spoon 1/4 cup chocolate mixture over top of cake and then drizzle remaining glaze along top edge of cake, allowing it ti drip about half-way down the sides.

CHOCOLATE SHADOW CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 F. Butter and flour two (9-inch) round cake pans and set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter and 1 3/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
• In a separate medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and 3/4 teaspoon salt.
• Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk into the butter-sugar mixture, combining well. Beat 2 minutes at low speed of electric hand-held mixer. Add eggs, and vanilla, and beat an additional 3 minutes.
• Pour into prepared pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before inverting onto the rack to cool completely.
• Combine 2 egg whites, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and light corn syrup in the top of a double boiler set over rapidly simmering water.
• Beat with an electric mixer for about 7 minutes, or until mixture will stand in stiff peaks. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and set aside.
• In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate and shortening together 30 seconds at a time, mixing until smooth.
• Cool slightly and set aside.
• Fill cake layers with frosting, then frost the sides and top of the cake.
• Drizzle the chocolate shadow glaze over the frosting, allowing some of the chocolate mixture to run down the sides of the cake.

CHOCOLATE SHADOWS

Steps:

• Melt chocolate chips on low heat, set aside.
• In large bowl combine sugars, shortening, peanut butter and egg mixing well.
• Add dry ingredients, mixing well.
• Add melted chocolate, stirring just enough to give a"marble" effect.
• Shape into 1 inch balls and dip tops in sugar, place on un greased cookie sheet.
• Flatten with bottom of glass.
• Bake at 375* for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet.

PILLSBURY'S CHOCOLATE SHADOWS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt the chocolate chips over low, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in pepper extract. Set aside in cool.
• In a large bowl, combine remaining incredients. Blend well. Stir in melted chocolate, only until till blended, not overly.
• Shape into balls, using a rounded teaspoon. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten with bottom of glass, which has been greased and dipped into sugar.
• Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes. Cool.

CHOCOLATE SHADOW SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt chocolate in a double boiler or very slowly in the microwave; set aside to cool.
• Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar well.
• Add chocolate then beat in egg and vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Fill cookie press and form cookies on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375°F for 10-12 minutes. Checking for a slightly set or very slightly browned cookie at 10 minutes. If needed, bake another 1-2 minutes.
• Remove cookies from baking sheet while warm & transfer to wire rack to cool.
• Decorate if desired or enjoy them plain. Store in an air-tight container and layered between foil or waxed paper, if needed. These cookies freeze well.