Chocolate Soufflé

This is my favorite chocolate soufflé recipe. It hails from the Disney Cruise Line…the esteemed Palo restaurant….our absolute favorite date night spot.

Ingredients:
Chocolate Soufflé:
3 TBS butter
3 TBS cocoa
6 TBS sugar
2 OZ semi sweet chocolate, melted
1 CUP milk
4 eggs, separated
3 TBS flour

Vanilla Sauce:
11/4 CUP heavy whipping cream
1/4 vanilla bean split
3 TBS sugar
2 egg yolks

1) preheat oven to 350 degrees and
2) grease 6 soufflé cups and dust with sugar
3) boil milk in small saucepan
4) melt butter in medium saucepan
5) add flour and cocoa to butter, whisk to smooth and reduce heat
6) slowly add hot milk from small saucepan to medium saucepan, whisk to smooth
7) blend in melted chocolate
8) cool for 5 minutes
9) stir in egg yolks
10) beat egg whites to frothy, slowly add sugar by the tablespoon
11) stir into chocolate and fold until combined
12) pour into cups
13) place into large baking dish and add enough boiling water to reach 1/2 up the sides of cups
14) bake 20 minutes

Vanilla Sauce:
1)low boil cream and vanilla
2) combine sugar and egg yolks
3) add 2 spoons boiling cream to egg mixture, stir well
4) add to remaining cream mixture, cook on low 3-4 mins, stir CONSTANTLY

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When You Wish Upon A Star…

This song has been cycling through my mind on repeat today!  Soon, we will be leaving the comfort of our home and daily routines to embark on a Disney Cruise!

I am not ashamed to admit that I love all things DISNEY.  It is true, everything they do….is magical!  I love the parks, I love the resorts, I love the races…but I especially love the DISNEY CRUISE LINE!  Without a doubt, DCL tops my Disney Favorite Things list!  The cruise is amazing, luxurious, relaxing, quiet & peaceful with enough fun & excitement for all ages!

This time this cruise is extra special!  I have experienced DCL as a teen, as a single adult and as a young married adult.  But this time…we will experience the cruise with clear and fresh eyes, again.  We will experience the cruise as parents!  For the first time, we will begin to utilize more of what Disney has to offer its cruisers!  While we will be spending considerably less time at Quiet Cove and infinitely more time at Nemo’s Reef, we are thrilled to experience Disney through our daughter’s eyes!  We are eagerly, anxiously, excitedly awaiting our eventual departure!

I will give you a full report upon our return.

One day we will have to remind our daughter of how fortunate she was to take two amazing vacations during her first year of life AND how fortunate she was to become a Castaway Club Member before her first birthday.  Yes, she may not appreciate all that Disney has to offer her at such a young age.  Yes, during my countless hours of researching “infants & disney cruise” I read numerous negative reports from nay sayers that hold strong opinions against vacationing with children and especially young children.  BUT, we are completely smitten/in-love/adore our daughter and cannot think of anything better than to vacation with her.

This all being said…my husband is Danish.  Danes are usually known as “the happiest people on Earth”.  Why?  Because, in general, they go into everything with very low expectations…which in turn causes each experience to exceed expectations…thus, HAPPY.  I am hoping that I haven’t built all of this anxious excitement up too much!  Nah….enjoy the horn!