Sweet Treat

I knew I'd taken the right job when about a week after I came on-board last April, we instituted "Sweet Treat Wednesday". Since then, my co-workers have been my guinea pigs for any fun new recipes I've wanted to try.

I'd had my eye on a recipe that Abby had made and recommended a while ago, for Cocoa Pound Cake (from Dorie Greenspan's Baking: From My Home to Yours); since the ingredients were all things I had on hand, it was just right for my turn at Sweet Treat this week.

The cake was delicious and my co-workers happily cleaned their plates. *As Abby mentions, be sure to put a foil tent over your cake about 45 minutes into baking. And, I was even happier to get double-duty out of the recipe! I brought the left-overs home, threw two slices (small ones... TRYING at portion control) on my grill pan, whipped up some fresh cinnamon whipped cream, and sifted a bit (maybe too much?) cocoa powder over it all. *Another "clean the fridge out" exercise for me - and with delicious results!

I've read about grilling pound cake (usually topped with grilled fruit, but what the heck) and now that I've tried it, I must highly recommend it. If it can get any better, the cake caramelized beautifully on the grill and left a delicious sugary, crunchy texture.

So it's true... maybe not the BEST idea for the week before my only beach trip of the summer, but it was so worth it!