Best Chocolate Heart Attack Recipes

Chocolate Heart Attack! image

Provided by Laura Davis

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 17

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans. Use the first set of ingredients to make the cake. In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, mix for 3 minutes with an electric mixer. Stir in the boiling water by hand. Pour evenly into the two prepared pans.
2. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely. To make the frosting, use the second set of ingredients. Cream butter until light and fluffy. Stir in the cocoa and confectioners' sugar alternately with the milk and vanilla. Beat to a spreading consistency. Split the layers of cooled cake horizontally, cover the top of each layer with frosting, then stack them onto a serving plate. Frost the outside of the cake.

Vegan Heart Attack Chocolate Doughnuts image

Provided by Gay Gilmore

Categories Breads

Time 1h30m

Yield 30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/2 cups granulated beet sugar (you can use unrefined brown, too)
3 teaspoons Ener-G Egg Substitute, mixed with 4 tbsp water (equivalent of 2 eggs)
4 tablespoons non-hydrogenated vegan margarine or 4 tablespoons light vegetable oil
4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup soymilk, mixed with
1 teaspoon white vinegar
3 1/2 cups unbleached flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Beat the egg replacer and sugar together until creamy in consistency.
Melt the margarine and chocolate together in a small saucepan over low heat.
Beat into the sugar mixture until well combined.
Combine the soy milk, vinegar and vanilla.
Stir this into the sugar/chocolate mixture.
In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Stir this into the liquid mixture until it forms a dough.
Chill this for about 1/2 hour to make it easier to handle.
Roll 1/2 the dough out onto a lightly floured board to a 1/2" thickness.
Cut out the doughnuts with a 3" diameter doughnut cutter (or regular, round cookie cutter).
Let them rest for about 10 minutes before frying.
Repeat with the rest of the dough.
Deep fry in hot oil for about 90 seconds each, turning every 15 seconds.
Remove from the hot oil and allow them to drain on paper towels.
Cool, and ice, glaze or sprinkle with powdered sugar as per your desires.