From time-to-time, I help out a chef friend and work in her kitchen in Washington DC as her “kitchen slave” or in the French kitchen brigade vernacular, I teeter between commis, tournant or marmiton. Yesterday somewhere during the daily chores of peeling heads of garlic, washing lettuce and lunch set up we were talking cake. I mentioned a recipe by Chef Nick Malgieri, the recipe is called Melissa’s Chocolate Pecan Cake and it is the best chocolate cake I ever tasted or made. In fact, I touted it in an earlier Best Of column.
This cake recipe is from A Baker's Tour: Nick Malgieri's Favorite Baking Recipes from Around the World and is available on Nick Malgieri’s website and this is the link to Melissa’s Chocolate Pecan Cake Recipe.
I’ve worked with Nick Malgieri as a food stylist and had to make Melissa’s Chocolate Pecan Cake for his appearances. I was shaking in my clogs because I am baking challenged but the cake got thumbs up from Nick.
Melissa’s Chocolate Pecan Cake is very, very, very rich and a small sliver will do you. I’ve fed numerous people beyond the suggested 16 servings.
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Comments
Dara,
I especially like the charity angle at the end. Isn't there a tag for "holiday charities"? Certainly, you could tag this as part of the "holiday guide."
Cheers,
Howard
Howard:
Thanks for the suggestion - I have added Holiday Guide. Have a wonderful holiday season.
Dara
You as well, Dara. Btw, I have tweeted this article.
I love chocolate cake and this sounds amazing. Thanks!
what kind of chocolate is meant to be used for the chocolate shavings - semisweet, bittersweet or milk chocolate shavings? thanks
I would use the semi sweet. That is what I used. Nick changed his webpage so here is the link to recipe if the one above doesn't work http://www.nickmalgieri.com/blog/melissas_choc_pecan.html
thank you so much for answering even though this is an old thread. look forward to trying this cake!
My pleasure - when I can catch them, however old I try to respond.
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