Where there is no “moral gravity” – that is, no force that draws us to the center – there is spiritual weightlessness. We float on feelings that will carry us where we never meant to go; we bubble with emotional experiences that we often take for spiritual ones; and we are puffed up with pride. Instead of seriousness, there is foolishness. Instead of gravity, flippancy. Sentimentality takes the place of theology. Our reference point will never serve to keep our feet on solid rock, for our reference point, until we answer God’s call, is merely ourselves. We cannot possibly tell which end is up. Paul calls them fools who “…measure themselves by themselves, to find in themselves their own standard of comparison!”

Elisabeth Elliot

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Cakes	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Heavy cream
1 1/2	tb	Honey or corn syrup
1 1/2	c	Cocoa
1 1/2	c	Sugar
3	ts	Unsalted butter
2	tb	Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

TO MAKE GLAZE: 1. Place cream in a heavy bottomed suacepan over low heat.
Stir in
honey or corn syrup.  Sift together the cocoa and sugar and add
to the pan.  Add butter.  Stir mixture over low heat for about 10
minutes, until smooth.  Do not boil.  Stir in vanilla. Pass
glaze through fine strainer.  Use while still warm. Makes 3 cups.
(Leftover glaze will keep for a week in a sealed container in the
refrigerator).
TO GLAZE CAKE: 1. Place cake on cardboard base that has been trimmed to fit
bottom
of cake, including a hole in the center.  Place on cake rack
positioned over a baking sheet.  Pour warm chocolate glaze
generously over cake to coat completely. Refrigerate for 30 min.
until glaze is set.  If desired, reheat remaining glaze and repeat
process to give the cake a second coating.  Chill to set glaze.
Refrigerate cake until 1/2 hour before serving. OPTIONAL CHOCOLATE
SAUCE:  Reheat remaining glaze and thin with 2-3 Tb
of heavy cream.  Serve sauce with cake. OPTIONAL COCOA CREAM FROSTING:
Chill remaining glaze for about 30 min.
or until just beginning to firm up.  Whip until light and fluffy.
Place in piping bag and decorate cake.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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