The Laughing Draconic Cake

Gold frosting streams across the sky blue rectanglular face of this cake. Twisting and turning about different shades of gold from into a Queen Dragon's head. Eyes of candied drops add the appearance that this Queen is laughing at something. Carefully set next to the cake is a simple tool--a cakeknife, urging someone to sample this cake. The first cut in would reveal a moist, fragrant klah cake. The bitter klah flavor has been tempered with sugar, creating a balance between the two.

The Laughing Draconic Cake

• 2-1/2 cups plain flour

• 2 cups sugar

• 6 tablespoons powdered klah bark

• 2 teaspoons baking soda

• 1 teaspoon salt.

• 1/2 cup cooking oil

• 2 teaspoons vanilla

• 2 cups cold water

1. Grease and flour a 9" X 12" (24 X 30cm) cake pan.

2. Preheat the oven to 350F degrees (180C)

3. Sift together flour, sugar, powdered klah bark, baking soda, and salt,

4. Pour over dry ingredients and mix well until smooth:
1/2 cup cooking oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups cold water

5. Pour in pan and bake at 350F (180C) for 35 minutes.
The cake is ready when it bounces back to the touch
or a toothpick comes out clean.

Klah

Mix together:

2 Tblsp sweet ground chocolate

1/2cup dark cocoa

3/8 tps cinnamon

1 tps dark instant coffee crystals, ground to a powder

pinch of nutmeg

Use two to four teaspoons of the mixture per cup of boiling water. Stir well. The
klah should be thick, much like hot cocoa.