Things I love Thursday!

I love this weekly sharing thing! Some of my greatest finds were by accident but a lot of them were because one friend or another shared her find with me.....I'm just trying to do my part and pass the word on good stuff!





WoodWicks Candles....have you seen these yet?
I just LOVE them.

These candles are unique in
that they have a wood wick which gives you a
beautiful slow burn AND the best part...it crackles
like a wood fire! What could be better for fall
than a crackling fire that smells good! I found mine
at Cracker Barrell but I know you can get them
on-line. The scent is strong and lasting! Enjoy!



CHOCOLATE!

As always at least one of my favorite things has to
be food.....what IS it with me and food anyway!
For this one you have to love dark.....really DARK....chocolate
I buy Green & Black's Dark 70% organic chocolate at Target....mmmmmmm!

If you want a real treat use it to make a truffle cream and
use THAT to bake inside a "Molten Lava Cake".....yup...it's heaven!

Cake Batter Ingredients:

7 ounces Dark Semi-Sweet Chocolate

8 T Butter

1 tsp vanilla

3 eggs separated - room temperature

1/3 cup sifted cake flour

1/8 tsp salt

1/8 tsp cream of tartar

1/3 c sugar

Chocolate Lava Centers

2 oz Dark Semi-Sweet Chocolate

1/5 oz heavy cream

1 tsp butter

1Chop the dark semi-sweet chocolate into pieces. Place into a metal bowl, add butter. Melt over a simmering waterbath. Remove from heat.

2) Add vanilla extract and (3) egg yolks. Whisk together until chocolate mixture is smooth.

3) Add well sifted cake flour, and gently incorporated into the above chocolate mixture.
4) Place the (3) egg whites into a clean metal bowl, add salt and cream of tartar. Using a whisk, whip egg whites until soft peaks form. Continue to whisk while slowly sprinkling in the sugar.

5) Using a rubber spatula, carefully fold 1/3rd of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture. Then fold-in another 1/3rd of the egg whites. Then fold-in the last 1/3rd of the egg whites. see picture #3 below
6) Deposit the batter into large "non-stick" muffin tins - fill 3/4 full. Ramekins can also be used simply butter insides and dust with cocoa powder. see picture #4
7) Push a Chocolate Lava Center into the center of each cake batter. This creates the molten lava center!see picture #4
8) Bake at 375F degrees for 15 minutes. Do not over bake! see picture #5
SERVE THIS IMMEDIATELY....WHILE CENTER IS STILL LIQUID!