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don’t pass up the pudding cakes. Two of desserts around. Sliced and served
these are made by covering cake batter with a little sweetened whipped cream,
with an instant pudding and then bak- the intricate flavors will captivate your

ing the mixture until the center is still guests and your family.
soft. Another is made by covering cake Then, for the sweethearts on your
batter with brown sugar, cocoa, and list, bake up the Chocolate Love Cake
boiling water. The latter is a favorite, or a fast brownie torte or trifle. The first
served warm with peppermint ice is shaped into a heart, and the latter is a
cream, at a ladies’ club in Nashville, fast dessert the children will whole-heart-
Tennessee (and shared with me by a edly assemble from a simple brownie mix.
club staff mem ber), but don’t be con- But the surprises don’t end there.
cerned that this is kid-glove stuff. It I’m also offering two roulades based on

even tastes great as a weeknight dessert chocolate cake batters, gooey fillings,
served up by the kids on paper plates! and a foolproof dark chocolate frosting
that spreads with ease. And to prove that
“Life is like a box of chocolates. cakes can turn into pies, there’s the
You never know what you’re
Pillsbury Bake-Off winner Cream Cheese
gonna get.”
Brownie Pie and a bourbon-spiked pe -
—ERIC ROTH
can and chocolate fudge pie to serve on
(from the screenplay for Forrest Gump)
Kentucky Derby day—or any day.
The more challenging recipes in These recipes aptly illustrate the
this chapter follow those wiggly, jiggly adaptability of the cake mix. And while
pudding cakes—the terrines. You may you may need a few different pans—the
very well discover the architect hidden 10-inch springform for the cheese-
in you as you stack layers of baked cakes, a 9-inch loaf pan for the terrines,
cake and creamy fillings into a loaf and a jelly-roll pan for the roulades—
pan, weight it down to compress both mostly all you need is a little time and a
flavors and size, and then unmold it to hankering for chocolate cake!

produce one of the most elegant