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Monday, February 16, 2009

Upside-down Chocolate Chip Cake

So Valentine's was mellow. Usually, like when we have actual money to spend, Valentine's is thrilling. Nice dinner, jewelry, sweet card. This year, because we are in need of our own economic stimulus plan, we went with just the sweet card. We always do the sweet card. I like having my little stack of the sweet cards so that I can refer back to them when me and my honey get into arguments. Arguments? Yes, we argue. I think we might be the only married people that do that. It's so embarrassing. Great, now I am airing out my dirty laundry. So sorry.

On to dessert. If you don't like coconut, our friendship is strained. It's okay, because of coconut, even my friendship with my husband is strained. I love coconut and especially in stuff like this.



1/2 cup butter, softened and divided
3/4 cup brown sugar, divided
4 tsp water
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup milk chocolate chips

Set oven to 350. Melt 3 Tbsp butter in a 9 inch round cake pan in the oven. Stir in 1/2 cup brown sugar and water. Sprinkle coconut and walnuts into the pan. Set pan aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder and remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar. Stir to combine. Add milk, 1/4 cup butter, eggs and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth, about 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips and stir in by hand. Spread batter into prepared pan.

Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until cake feels firm when touched. Cool on wire rack for 5 minutes. Loosen sides with a knife and turn out onto a cake plate. Immediately sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips. Let stand for 30 minutes before slicing.

12 comments:

Stacia said...

Hi Whitney! It's Stacia (from way back when.) Stumbled across your blog... loved it. (I need to stop looking at your yummy food before I gain fifty pounds.)

Hope you are doing well.

Sweet Pea Chef said...

Your dirty laundry makes most people look filthy. :)

This cake looks filthy good too.

Rae said...

Oh my holy heck!!! I MUST make this TODAY!!!!!!

My crazy crazy life said...

You gotta be kidding me. I'm trying to diet and this is just pure torture!!!

Jaime and Jen DISH said...

Whitney, I made this last night and OMG, it was divine!!! I'm really mad at you! I am trying to lose weight and this is not going to help the situation!...seriously...this is going to be a staple in our house. I even took some over to my mom and she thought it was unbelivable. YUM!!

Vanessa and Company said...

Looks delicious....off to the pantry to gather ingredients!

{Erica} said...

making this on Sunday. can.not.wait!

Sparks said...

It's so weird that people actually make your recipes. You're just Whitney my sister that sold my clothes. Not some celebrity chef. Bizarre.

Amanda said...

So, I made this last night and it was delicious. I do have to admit that one piece induced a nasty little headache. I hate old age. Remember when you could empty your entire Easter Basket or Halloween haul in one sitting and be fine. What happened to my endurance?

Natalie S. said...

Oh whit I love ya!!! I don't think you would be a normal couple if you didn't argue!!! We all have dirty laundry than:) I LOVE coconut, does this mean we can still be friends!!! This looks excellent

eatme_delicious said...

Mmm I haven't seen an upsidedown chocolate chip cake before! Looks delicious. Especially with the addition of coconut!

Ingrid_3Bs said...

Hi, If I made this tonight would it still be yummy to serve tomorrow? It looks like something best served warm with ice cream, mmmm. I was thinking of making this as a teacher appreciation gift.
~ingrid