Fall Harvest Chocolate Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE HARVEST CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans; set aside.

FALL HARVEST CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, place beets. Add water to cover. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat. Cook 45 to 60 minutes or until beets are tender. Drain; cool. Peel and finely grate beets to equal 1 cup.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In medium bowl, beat eggs. Gradually add melted chocolate, oil and vanilla, stirring with whisk until blended. Add chocolate mixture to flour mixture, stirring with whisk until blended. Stir in sour cream; mix well. Stir in beets and carrots. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
• Frost cake with chocolate frosting; sprinkle with walnuts. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

CHOCOLATE HARVEST CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease (and flour) two 9"x1 1/2" round baking pans.
• Combine and whisk all cake ingredients BUT flour and cocoa powder.
• Add flour and cocoa powder and whisk until even.
• Spread evenly into the two pans.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes until top springs back or toothpick comes out clean.
• Let cool.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together Pumpkin Cream Filling ingredients. (Make sure cream cheese is soft enough so you don't end up with cream cheese chunks!).
• Spread Pumpkin Filling on top of one cake and top it with the other.
• Boil whipping cream over medium-high heat.
• Remove from heat and add chocolate, DO NOT stir.
• Wait 5 minutes until chocolate is melty, then stir until smooth and chocolate is liquid.
• Wait until glaze has thickened (10 minutes) and then pour over top of cake.
• Refrigerate cake or let set until glaze is fairly solid (15-30 min).
• OPTIONAL: top with seasonal berries or nuts.

FALL HARVEST CAKE

Steps:

• Mix together sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, ginger, oil, vanilla and eggs.
• Add pumpkin to this mixture and stir well.
• Stir in 2 cups of flour, 1/2 cup at a time.
• Stir in apples and pecans.
• Bake 60-70 minutes at 350 in a greased and floured bundt pan.
• Ice with cream cheese frosting and sprinkle with nuts.

FALL HARVEST PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cut the acorn squash into thin slices and place in a casserole dish or baking pan. Add just enough grapeseed oil to coat the squash and bottom of the pan. Add savory, carrot greens, and salt to taste.
• Place asparagus in a separate casserole dish or baking pan. Add just enough olive oil to coat the asparagus and bottom of the pan. Add garlic. Add savory, salt, and pepper to taste.
• Place both pans in the preheated oven. Roast asparagus until tender, about 15 minutes. Roast squash until tender, about 30 minutes. Check both pans every 10 minutes and add oil as needed.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Combine cooked penne, squash, asparagus-garlic mixture, beans, and capers in a large serving bowl. Add more olive oil, savory, carrot greens, salt, and pepper to taste.