Wahoo!!! THLG field trip to King Arthur Flour today!

Tucked in the hills of rural Norwich, VT off Route 5 is the beautiful and newly renovated King Arthur Flour campus.

A 100% employee-owned company, King Arthur Flour began in 1790.

I get really excited about King Arthur Flour. King Arthur is all about pure ingredients, excellent baking supplies, and bringing joy to others through baking. Makes me smile just to step inside. There’s the Baker’s Store, Bakery, Cafe and Baking Education Center. I’ve not taken a cooking class there. (Yet.)

 Love the vaulted beam ceiling in the Baker’s Store and Cafe.

You’ll find everything you could possibly need for baking.

And more. (Jon gets nervous when I come here.)

Need a spatula?

Among other things, I bought the KAF popover mix,

And baked these yummy popovers later. Lots of happy boys at my house.

How ’bout CHOCOLATE? The chocolate comes in 2 lb. triangle blocks like this.

So many dizzying choices on the shelves!

Boy I’d love to snag this wooden sign, make a dining room table. It’d be difficult to tuck under my arm, and could only work if I lived at the Biltmore. (Besides, it would be larceny.)

Check out this fancy chalk board wreath. Lots ‘o JOY!

Now we’re peeking into that all important room, the Bakery! (And Cervantes had it right.)

 A closer peek at the bread artisans at work!

Check out the many delights behind the glass at the Cafe….

Oo oo oo! See the whoopee pies? (Pumpkin today.)

So many great lunch choices in the Cafe…I chose Carrot Ginger Bisque, with a baguette.

Love the pictures…

Nice to see the local Maine support…:)

The best way to enjoy King Arthur Flour is with good friends! King Arthur is an experience in every sense of the word. From shopping, to bread baking, to lunch in the Cafe…I’ve never been disappointed by a King Arthur visit. If you’re a foodie and baker, put it on your bucket list. If you like to shop, add it to the list.

King Arthur also puts out a great catalog, The Baker’s Catalogue. So if you’re too far to visit, the free catalog is an experience in itself: excellent photography, inspiration, recipes and of course, shopping! Plan a visit today: King Arthur

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Today would be the perfect day to make this 29 Minute Decadent Chocolate Sheet Cake. I thought about naming it the Speedy Gonzales Chocolate Sheetcake. It’s hard to believe you can make, bake and frost a moist Decadent Chocolate Sheet Cake in just twenty-nine minutes. But this speedy recipe takes the cake, having you do just that in no time flat. (OK, twenty-nine minutes.) But you musn’t dilly dally.

My girlfriend regularly brings this fudgy cake to picnics and potlucks. I’ve learned from experience that you must move subtly and quickly towards the dessert table, or you’re out of luck. When she told me she baked and frosted the cake in under thirty minutes, my first thought?  “Someone’s nose is growing longer.” (True confession.) Then I finally baked the cake myself, and no Pinocchio. Now I’m a believer too.

There are so many reasons that make this chocolate cake such a winner. Let’s start with the chocolate. You just can’t go wrong with chocolate, any way you slice it. The cake travels like a champ in its jelly roll pan, making it perfect for tailgating, picnics and potlucks. It’s rich, delicious and bakes in the oven for just twelve minutes.

When the cake comes out of the oven, mix the fudgy icing, then spread it on the warm cake. It oozes into every nook and cranny with absolutely irresistible crowd pleasing results. Oooo la la! It couldn’t be faster and easier. Or yummier! It’s a blue ribbon winner every time, best enjoyed with a tall glass of icy cold milk, perfect for last minute company. Trust me, you’ll spend more time sharing this recipe than actually baking the cake. Just remember: no dilly dallying!

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29 Minute Decadent Chocolate Sheet Cake

Quick to make, easy to eat! Rich chocolate sheet cake.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 17 minutes minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes minutes

Total Time 29 minutes minutes

Servings 1

Author Allie Taylor - Through Her Looking Glass

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 cup water
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup butter
• 7 tablespoons milk
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 4 cups 1 pound Domino confectioners (powdered) sugar

Instructions

• Cake: Mix together flour, sugar and salt in mixing bowl.
• Separately, boil 1/2 cup butter with oil, water and 4 tablespoons cocoa.
• Mix together flour mixture and boiled ingredients with mixer.
• Add buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, cinnamon and vanilla.
• Pour batter into greased and floured 10 X 15" jelly roll pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 12 minutes or 'til toothpick comes out clean.
• Fudgy Chocolate Icing: Melt on low heat, 1/4 cup butter, milk and 4 tablespoons cocoa.
• Add in powdered sugar.
• Mix 'til smooth.
• Pour and spread onto warm cake.
• Cool.

Notes

Assemble the ingredients before starting.
If you don't have buttermilk on hand, mix 1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar with 1/2 cup milk. Let sit a few minutes. Voila, buttermilk!
Preheat oven before mixing cake batter.
Use a greased and floured 10 X 15" jelly roll pan or line with parchment paper.
Make frosting immediately after cake is out of the oven, then frost.

I said this was a quick cake. Not that it wasn’t messy.  (Hope the baker isn’t also the dishwasher. And good luck on that!)

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