{"id":12814,"date":"2012-12-19T16:48:13","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T21:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=12814"},"modified":"2012-12-19T23:15:03","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T04:15:03","slug":"molten-orange-chocolate-lava-cake-in-a-jar-desserts-in-jars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2012\/12\/19\/molten-orange-chocolate-lava-cake-in-a-jar-desserts-in-jars\/","title":{"rendered":"Molten Orange Chocolate Lava Cake in a Jar {Desserts in Jars}"},"content":{"rendered":"

This recipe for molten dark chocolate lava cakes with a creamy chocolate center is seasoned with the zest of a Christmas orange and a bit of Christmas spirit(s) for a divine dessert in a jar.<\/em>
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Let’s discuss what makes a good holiday meal. It begins with an email from the host. Subject line: It’s Time to Prepare the Feast.
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The night starts with appetizers and bloody marys, shrimp dips and weenies on toothpicks, baked brie, and an assortment of canap\u00e9s. Dinner comes next. There are few things I dislike more than a ham dinner with mayonnaise waiting for me<\/a>, so I am blessed that ham is served along with prime rib. Cheese-and-cream-laden potatoes are always provided, biscuits like fluffy clouds smeared with sun-yellow butter, evergreen Brussels sprouts and broccoli, a salad or two, jeweled pomegranates like mini tree lights, glistening against the sea of emerald.
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Gifts come next for proper digestion before desserts and cookies of all sorts are laid out, the bar turning to after-dinner drinks. But the question, if you’re me and charged with bringing dessert, remains as to what those desserts should be. Surely Christmas is a time for celebrating, and with everyone stuffed thoroughly, satiated and smiling something small is in order, petite, perfect for resting alongside a selection of sugar-dusted confections.
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Rich dark chocolate cake surrounds a molten core of orange-spiced (or is it spiked?) chocolate in a 4-ounce jar that is just the right size for a few bites of dessert. You can make these the day before, refrigerate, and then bake on demand. Plus, unbaked cakes can go home and be baked later, too, making them an ideal gift for those who forgot to save room.
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\nWhile you cannot find these cakes between the pages of Desserts in Jars, you can find my book in more places than ever, including Target<\/a>, World Market<\/a>, Barnes & Noble<\/a>, your local bookseller<\/a>, and Amazon<\/a>. <\/p>\n

A Giveaway!<\/h3>\n

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\nTo celebrate the holidays, Specialty Bottle would like to give away three 12-count cases of their 4-ounce jars<\/a> to three lucky readers! I’ll be tossing in three signed books to go along with each of those cases as well. Specialty Bottle carries a wide variety of jars, which I find dangerous (how many cases do I need on my shelves?).

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