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[steptoe91(tozie)]

ya know, even with cooking and my 'weird' measuring, i still measure. ie: i use the 'bowl' of my cupped palm to measure the seasonings for my sauce. so even tho i dont always use traditional methods to measure, i still measure. 

[steptoe91(tozie)]

whelp... thanks ya'll.    all this talk of goodies... so as i type i have a devil's food cake in the oven with some chocolate fudge icing waiting. of course, i HAD to lick the bowl    ... i think that's a law here. you cant just rinse the bowl out without licking it.    nooo, its NOT from scratch. why kill myself when pilsbury puts the 'pudding in the mix' and does so well?? i do change a few things, i beat it at a higher speed than recommended to put more air into the batter. makes it fluffy and light. and i cook it less, so its nice and moist.    so i had spaghetti for 'lunch' and for dinner?? chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and milk. 

[Nakia]

Sounds like you were headed for a chocolate overload tozie... Good thing you made spaghetti to balance out all that chocolate.

Yep, gotta' lick the bowl here too. :party: :party: When my son still lived here, he licked the bowl & I licked the beaters & spoons. Jerry never cared to lick the bowls. Don't think he lived right as a child...

My favorite box cake is Duncan Hines milk chocolate & I add chocolate syrup to the batter to keep it moist. This is my base for my German chocolate cakes.

I use chocolate syrup in my brownies too whether box or scratch to keep them moist & chewy.

Nothing I can't stand worse than dry cakes & brownies...

Me too on measuring tozie, I use my hand, measuring cups, whatever. Be it tossed in, dumped in, spooned in, however it gets in there & I never measure to any exacts & it comes out perfect cause I already know from making these things for so many years if they have enough, too much or need more of some ingredient.