Tuesday, October 7, 2008

A Chocolate Confection for Gudrun...


Theobroma cacao: food of the gods...

Montezuma drank it before visiting his harem...

Casanova preferred its seductive powers to those of champagne...

Several recent studies showed that between 40 and 70 percent of women prefer eating chocolate to having sex... (?????! I thought you could do both! And I know they go good together!!!!)

Chocolate contains several soothing :=) substances: phenylethylamine which occurs naturally in the brain and reaches peak levels during orgasm; tryptophan, cuz it makes serotonin, causing sleepiness (the reason you fall asleep after Thanksgiving dinner), but which also can produce feelings of elation; and finally anandamide which binds to cannabinoid receptors in the brain (and which means "internal bliss"). So it may cause feelings of love, passion or lust; rapid mood change; a rise in blood pressure; increased heart rate; and feelings of well being. But is it an aphrodisiac? Naaahhhhh!


Gudrun's "Almost Better than Sex" Cake (no credit for Robert Redford)

1 box yellow cake mix
1 3.5oz pkg instant vanilla pudding
4 eggs
1 8oz carton sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup water
1 4oz pkg German's chocolate (grated)
1 6oz pkg chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans
Combine all ingredients thru water and mix well.
Stir in choclates and nuts and mix again.
Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan.
Spoon in batter.
Bake in 350 degree preheated oven for 1 hr to 1 hr 15 mins or until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool 25 mins.
Remove from pan.

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