Triple Chocolate Cupcake Recipe!

Triple Chocolate Cupcakes
yield 1 dozen
Cupcakes inspired by Brown Eyed Baker

• 1 1/3 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup dutch process cocoa powder (or Hershey’s special dark)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• dash salt
• ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup turbinado sugar
• 1/4 cup egg substitute
• 1/2 cup all natural white chocolate chips
• 1/2 batch Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 muffin tins with paper liners, and spray lightly with nonstick spray.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat together applesauce, sugar, and egg substitute until well combined. In a measuring cup, combine the milk, coffee, and vanilla. Slowly add the flour mixture, alternating with the coffee mixture, ending with the flour mixture. Fold in white chocolate chips.
4. Divide the batter evenly between the 12 liners. Baking for 17-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
5. Cool cupcakes completely on wire racks. Meanwhile, prepare frosting. When cupcakes are completely cooled, frost and enjoy.

Source: http://arismenu.com/triple-chocolate-cupcakes/

Profiteroles Recipe!

Ingredients

• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 11.5-ounce bag good quality dark chocolate chips
• 6 tablespoons heavy cream
• 2 pints good quality strawberry ice cream (recommended: Haagen-Dazs Five)

Procedures

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
   
   
2. In a covered saucepot, bring the butter, water, sugar, and salt to a boil. It is important to cover the pot so that the amount of liquid remains exact.
   
   
3. 
   Take the pan off the heat, and dump in the flour. Stir vigorously to combine with a wooden spoon, and return to pan to medium-low heat. Stir until the dough pulls away from the sides of the pan, and forms a ball. Spoon the dough into a bowl, and set aside to cool slightly. Soak your pan now. Thank me later.
   
   
4. Using a wooden spoon or electric beater, add the eggs one at a time, adding the next egg only once the one before it has been completely incorporated into the dough.
   
   
5. Use an ice cream scoop to place 8 round mounds on a Silpat-lined cookie sheet. Wet your finger and tap down any points in the dough that might stick out and burn.
   
   
6. Bake the choux puffs for 10 minutes on 400, and then another 40 to 45 minutes on at 350°F. They should be puffed, cracked, and golden. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
   
   
7. When ready to serve, heat the chocolate and cream gently in a double boiler until smooth and melted.
   
   
8. Slice the pastry puffs in half horizontally. Place one scoop of strawberry ice cream on the bottom half, and top with the top half. Pour the chocolate sauce on top.
   
   Source: http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/08/french-in-a-flash-classic-profiteroles-recipe.html?ref=search

Mark Andrews: "Brave", Talks at Google

Published on Jun 22, 2012 by AtGoogleTalks

Mark Andrews, Director of "Brave", visited Google LA for a conversation with Ryan Germick, Google Doodle Team Creative Lead. They discussed "Brave" and Mark's career at Pixar. This talk took place on June 19, 2012 as part of the Artists at Google series.

Disney 'Flying Dragon' Testing! For Animal Kingdom and Avatarland? Perhaps!

In March of 201o, Walt Disney Imagineering took out this patent of a flying dragon. This of course led to speculation on what this might be. Jump forward to September of 2011 when Disney and James Cameron announced they were teaming up to bring Pandora to Disney Animal Kingdom Park! And now jump forward to yesterday when The Bakersfield Californian had this in the paper:

Thursday, Jun 21 2012 06:00 PM

Dragon spotted over Minter Field

BY JOHN COX Californian staff writer jcox@bakersfield.com

Flying a mechanical dragon hundreds of feet in the air above Shafter's Minter Field is no way to keep the thing a secret.
That was apparently Disney's intention, however, when it swore airport officials to secrecy by having them sign a nondisclosure agreement as part of its rental of a hangar, a golf cart and rights to test the modified ultralight before shipping it off to Florida later this summer.

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By Photo courtesy of Tammy Zaninovich 

But what about everyone else who has business at the airport and happened to look up at the sky at various times over the past year?

Maybe they wouldn't notice.

They did.

"It looks real," flight trainer Justin Dyck said. "I thought it was going to be in a movie or something and they throw a little dragon in there."

Restaurant manager Tammy Zaninovich snapped photos and posted them on Facebook. So much for the surprise.

"It breathes fire and the mouth opens and closes," she said. "It's pretty cool."

The independent Disney fan website Neverland Gazette says the dragon is part of a show Disney World is putting together based on the movie "Avatar."

The site links to a March 2010 patent application for a "flying entertainment vehicle" complete with technical drawings and explanations of how the dragon's tail wags and the wings fill up with air without upsetting the aircraft's aerodynamics.

Despite all of this, mum remains the official word at Disney.

"I can't really tell you much. So sorry," Disney spokeswoman Angela Bliss said Thursday, confirming only that what people around the airport saw (she never used the word "dragon") was a project of Glendale-based Walt Disney Imagineering.

"We're really always looking for new ways to expand the magic at Disney Parks," Bliss said. "But we really don't have any specific comments about what you're asking me about."

Minter Field's general manager, Sandy Worley, would not discuss the dragon, citing the confidentiality agreement. As interesting as the aircraft is, Worley said, she could only confirm that Disney was in town recently testing equipment.

Witnesses say the dragon has orange wings that span about 15 feet. They say Disney people come about once a month to test its flight performance and the distances required to take off and land.

Pilot and aircraft restoration hobbyist Patrick Wiens, who saw the aircraft flying at dawn a couple of weeks ago, said it's essentially an ultralight with a "kite kit." He said he has seen plenty of those, but "never something so artistic."

People he talks with around the airport have since mentioned the dragon to him.

"They had never seen anything like it, either," he said.

Source: http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x1076260226/Dragon-spotted-over-Minter-Field