Gateau Au Chocolat Fondant de Nathalie Recipe
It was 4:55 and I was expecting my family over at 5:30 for my mom’s birthday dinner. Thirty-five minutes. I bit my lip and skimmed the recipe again. It looked totally doable, but my own “mommy-brain” had also been causing me to make a number of mishaps in the kitchen lately, and I couldn’t afford that with just 35 minutes on the clock. I deliberated for about ten more seconds, then remembered how much we always enjoyed chocolate cakes for Mom’s birthday in years past. Today needed that little bit of birthday special, and I would bring it. So I set to action, taking every shortcut I could think to take (on an already-simple recipe) and hoped for the best.
Our daughter was born on a Friday. One week later, we brought this delicious cheesecake to share with friends as we enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast together. That should give you some idea of just how doable this cake really is; a first-time nursing mother with a 1-week old was able to throw this together and bring it to a dinner!
It started with a big can of LIBBY’S® Easy Pumpkin Pie Mix. I saw it at the grocery store thinking it was a big can of pure pumpkin, and was miffed when I realized my mistake at home. I’m not a big pumpkin pie fan, so I went online in search of another way to use up this can of mix, and came across this recipe. The recipe looked very doable and the photo convinced me it couldn’t taste terrible, and I was right. The pumpkin and cheesecake melded perfectly with the taste of Thanksgiving, and the pecan praline topping added a sweet crunchy touch.
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