I doubled the recipe (plus and extra tsp of corn syrup to thin out what was a rather thick glaze) and followed the advice of other reviews and microwave the ingredients every 20 seconds. The double recipe made the perfect amount to drizzle over the "Too Much Chocolate Cake" recipe also on allrecipes--not completely covered, but not a light drizzle either. Utterly perfect. Will definitely use again.

My daughter specifically requested a homemade chocolate cake for her birthday--"Not from the store, momma. Homemade." My daughter is also one of the biggest chocoholics I know. I have yet to run across a chocolate dessert that is too rich for her tastes so the hunt was most definitely on. The "Too Much" part of this cake immediately caught my attention and, even though there is a cake (and pudding!) mix in the recipe, I decided it was close enough to homemade for our purposes. I tweaked the general recipe by substituting *strong* coffee for the warm water--yes, I used the entire cup of oil!--and added 2/3c of milk and a tsp of vanilla. I also added some peanut butter flavored chips along with the mini-chocolate chips and baked for an hour and five minutes. Took the cake out, let cool, and then drizzled (slathered, perhaps?) the whole concoction in the Satiny Chocolate Glaze. Oh, I placed some halved Reese's cups on there too--just to add to the overall decadence. The cake? Total win. My daughter was delighted and could only finish one piece which should attest to the sheer richness of this cake. A major hit with parents and kids. For a not-from-scratch cake it was pretty close to heaven. :)

Good basic smoothie recipe. I've been a vegetarian for three years and I'm always looking for a way to sneak protein into my diet with out that not-so-delish "protein powder" taste. I used vanilla soy milk and a low-fat vanilla yogurt, a single splenda instead of honey, and two ice cubes since someone forgot to pop a banana in the freezer :). It's filling and made a little more than I expected so I poured it into the ice cube tray and made popsicles for my daughter.

Excellent basic veggie stock. I use it as the base for a number of vegetarian dishes. I also use it as a substitute for water in some recipes. Freeze it in 2 cup portions and use it to make super quick soups on the fly.