From the 'Burg to Your Kitchen

‘Tis the season for love! February – the month of love, happiness, roses and of course, something I love – chocolate. All of this month’s recipes have one thing in common – chocolate is the main ingredient. What’s not to love?

Oreo Balls

If you know anything about me, you know that I love Oreos so very much. The new Oreos that are 110 calories per cookie made their way into my shopping cart last week and they’re incredible.

Ingredients:

36 Oreos

8 oz. cream cheese

16 oz. semi-sweet melting wafers

4 oz. white chocolate melting wafers

Directions:

Add the Oreos and cream cheese to a food processor and process until smooth. Then roll the mixture into 1-inch balls and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, freezing for 20 minutes.

Melt the semisweet chocolate and dip each ball in it with a fork, scraping the bottom before putting it back on the parchment paper.

Melt the white chocolate and put it in a small Ziploc bag with the end snipped off and pipe the white chocolate on in a criss-cross pattern before letting it harden completely.

Easy Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

2/3 cup butter, softened

1-2/3 cups sugar

3 large eggs

2 cups flour

2/3 cup baking cocoa

1-1/4 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1-1/3 cup milk

Frosting

Directions:

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternatively with milk, beating until smooth. Pour into greased 13x9 cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool on a wire rack.

When cake is cool, dust with confectioners’ sugar or frost with your favorite frosting.