Monday, December 24, 2001


today is mr. right's birthday. . .happy birthday, mr. right!

so we're going out to eat at the gotham bar & grill. while the executive chef, alfred portale, is widely hailed, naturally i'm going to be more interested in the valrhona wonders of the pastry chef, joseph murphy.

however, fancy desserts really don't take the place of the home-made type birthday cake. yet a whole cake can be overwhelming for just two people, so i instead made chocolate lava muffins (scene 8). so easy, so good.

i used callebaut callets, celles sur belle french butter (it does make a difference even in baked goods, although i usually save money by using plugra), and ultra-premium french vanilla frozen custard for the sauce. but lemme warn you: underbake 'em by a minute, pop 'em outta the pans right away, make the whole thing in your kitchen aid stand mixer (the only lift is from the eggs, so you need to seriously beat 'em here), and when the recipe says chill, they mean freeze for 20 mins. this is more likely to result in the molten centers of your dreams.

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