RECIPES FROM OESOPHAGEAL PATIENTS

Ike's Fabulous Chocolate cake

FOR CAKE

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chop walnuts

1. Combine and mix above, except walnuts

• 1 stick butter
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup oil
• 6 Tablespoons cocoa

2. In heavy sauce pan bring above just to boil, mix thoroughly
3. Pour over flour mixture and beat until oil is well incorporated

• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons baking powder

4. Beat together then fold into cake mixture when it has cooled a little but still quite warm.
5. Fold in 1 cup chopped walnuts
6. Bake in big cake pan, buttered,,the one we use is about 11 by 14, 375 for 40 minutes, Check for doneness at 30-35 min. best when just done or the cake will fall when removed from oven.

FOR FROSTING

• 1/2 stick butter
• 2 0z unsweet choc- combine and melt on low heat and beat to mix
• 1 1/4 cups pwdr sugar
• 2-3 Tablespoon cocoa--I use 3
• 6 to 8 oz Philideliphia cream cheese at room temp-do not use low fat cheese, use only Phildelphia.

7. Combine all the above and beat thoroughly. FROST cake while still quite warm, frosting will partially soak into cake which makes it better. Its best the next day after ageing a bit.