Dessert from the Desert. Ice Man's Hot Mocha Fudge Cake.

[BBQ Engineer]

I was really intrigued by Ice Man's hot mocha fudge cake...I love chocolate and coffee together. I knew I had to make it. I also knew that I couldn't leave well enough alone...I had to add my own touch.

Here we go....

Batter was mixed up as directed.


But I added a bag of chocolate chips too!


Put that in a small pan


Mixed up the topping and sprinkled on top.


Had some double strength coffee brewed, but I thought I'd amp that up too...so I pulled 4 shots of expresso. This is good stuff in a double sized ESE pod.




Over the top...and Into the oven.


I think Tom Petty said it best....

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I'll be back with finished photos.

[THE ICEMAN]

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Oooooh baby!!! That's gonna be good...

[BBQ Engineer]

OK...I stumbled up the stairs after having two bowls to post this...Whew! I think my face is flushed...and my mouth is still sweating!



This is SUPER rich. Mrs. Engineer says it is more coffee than chocolate (probably due to the 4 shots of espresso!) and it is also less sweet than she thought it would be (a good thing). This screams for Ice Cream...and I have to say that the cakey part is kind of like the fudge brownies in a DQ Blizzard (love that). Thoughts on variation...a good smash of cinnamon, some heat like cayenne, or Mrs. Engineer also suggested orange zest. We have some orange infused olive oil that is super orange essence stuff that we got here...maybe sub some of that for the butter? It's a super rich base that has experiments written all over it.

Thanks Ice...I'll probably be up till late due to all of the caffeine, but it was worth it.

Outta the oven


Bowl number 1...


Bowl Number 2...

[SMOKE FREAK]

Very nice Dana...
When you said you were making changes the first thing I thought of is Chipotle powder...Goes so well with chocolate...

[dward51]

Hmmmmm...... looks like it would be good for breakfast. You know... so the caffeine buzz would be worn off by the evening.

I have so got to try this (with maybe a little less espresso).

[Fishawn]

Looks and sounds killer

I like the cayenne idea with chocolate

[THE ICEMAN]

NAILED IT!!!

Nicely done, Dana. I forgot to tell you how rich it was... Bhut it is soooooooooooo worth it...

[BYBBQ]

That looks soooooooooooooooo good

I like the sounds of Chipotle or cayenne added in. orange zest would be good added in with the pepper. I don't think the orange olive oil would be good in this recipe. JMHO

[HawgHeaven]

That looks amazing Dana! I agree, the cayenne pepper and chocolate go together amazingly well. We make homemade chocolate ice cream with cayenne and cinnamon in the mix. Awesome flavors!

[THE ICEMAN]

You can take variation only so far...

Had some double strength coffee brewed, but I thought I'd amp that up too...so I pulled 4 shots of expresso. This is good stuff in a double sized ESE pod.

I don't remember using a condom in my recipe...

[BBQ Engineer]

I love making / using espresso but it is such a freakin' mess. I end up with espresso grounds everywhere...those ESE (Easy Serve Espresso) pods are a thin paper filter that encapsulates the espresso.



A standard single expresso is 7 grams and those are doubles (14 grams). They make it so easy and witout any mess. Love that.

Oh, and I didn't sleep well last night...Prolly to much caffeine!

[THE ICEMAN]

Hey Dana, maybe on the next one you could try throwing in a shot of Irish Whiskey or sumpin'... After all, whiskey goes well with chocolate & with coffee.

[dward51]

Bailey's Irish Cream. Now you are thinking outside the box!