Penfolds 'Grandfather' Tawny Port Add
Cockburn Tawny Port '10 yr' Add
Warre's White Port Add
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Penfolds 'Grandfather' Tawny Port

Attributes:
Producer:

Penfolds Wines
Region:

South Australia, Australia/New Zealand
Varietal:

Tawny Port
Bottle Size:

750 ML

Food Matches:
Cheese: Blue Cheese
Desserts: Bread Pudding, Cakes, Chocolate Cake, Nutty Desserts, Pecan Pie
Fruits & Nuts: Plums, Walnuts

Tawny Port:

Tawny Port is a fortified Portuguese wine and describes a wide variety of types. All are made from red grapes aged in wood barrels, mellowing the wine to an amber-brown color with a nutty flavor. (See PORT for more information on the region and fortification process.)

Cockburn Tawny Port '10 yr'

Attributes:
Producer:

Cockburn
Region:

Portugal, Other
Varietal:

Tawny Port
Bottle Size:

750 ML

NV: WineSpectator Rating: 88
Body:

full-bodied
Compliments:

delicious

NV: WineSpectator Rating: 88
Body:

light, medium body
Compliments:

elegant
Flavors:

honey, toffee

NV: WineEnthusiast Rating: 85
Flavors:

citrus, maple, pepper
Texture:

silky

NV: WineEnthusiast Rating: 85
Texture:

smooth

NV: WineEnthusiast Rating: 83
Flavors:

licorice, spicy
Fruit:

sweet

Food Matches:
Cheese: Blue Cheese
Desserts: Bread Pudding, Cakes, Chocolate Cake, Nutty Desserts, Pecan Pie
Fruits & Nuts: Plums, Walnuts

Portugal:

Well known for its Port and Vinho Verde wines, Portugal is one of Europe’s leading wine producing countries. It competes closely with Germany for the position of fourth largest wine producer in Europe. Portugal is also the worlds leading producer of cork. Single-handedly it accounts for nearly 70 percent of the worlds commercially traded cork supply.


Tawny Port:

Tawny Port is a fortified Portuguese wine and describes a wide variety of types. All are made from red grapes aged in wood barrels, mellowing the wine to an amber-brown color with a nutty flavor. (See PORT for more information on the region and fortification process.)

Warre's White Port

Attributes:
Producer:

Warre's
Region:

Portugal, Other
Varietal:

White Port
Bottle Size:

750 ML

Food Matches:
Desserts: Bread Pudding, Cakes, Chocolate, Chocolate Cake, Pecan Pie
Fruits & Nuts: Plums, Walnuts

Portugal:

Well known for its Port and Vinho Verde wines, Portugal is one of Europe’s leading wine producing countries. It competes closely with Germany for the position of fourth largest wine producer in Europe. Portugal is also the worlds leading producer of cork. Single-handedly it accounts for nearly 70 percent of the worlds commercially traded cork supply.


White Port:

A fortified Portuguese wine, is made from a mixture of white grapes grown and processed in the Douro Valley in northern Portugal. Styles range from dry to very sweet. Most styles are aged for no more than 18 months, generally in cement or stainless steel tanks. Wood aged white port is generally gold in color with a dry, nutty taste. It is usually, served cool or cold, often chilled on the rocks with a twist of lime or as the basis for a cocktail. (See PORT for more information on the region and fortification process.)

Frosted Chocolate Fudge Cake

Rated

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1-1/4 cups sugar
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, for cake
1/3 cup milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 tbsp baking powder
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
2 whole eggs
½ cup heavy whipping cream
1 tbsp light corn syrup
1 ¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips, for frosting

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 325F. Line two 6-cup loaf pans, each 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2 inches.

Combine the butter, oil, sugar, chocolate, milk and 2/3 cup water in a large saucepan and stir over low heat until the sugar dissolves and the chocolate melts. Remove from the heat.

Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda into a bowl. Beat into the chocolate mixture (using a wire whisk means the mixture is less likely to form lumps).

Gradually beat the eggs, one at a time, into the chocolate mixture. Pour into the loaf pans and smooth the top with the back of a spoon. Place the pans on a baking sheet and bake for 50 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the center of each cake. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack; peel off the paper and cool completely, crust-side-up.

To make the fudge topping, bring the cream and corn syrup just to a boil in a small saucepan, then remove from the heat.

Put the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl and gradually add the cream a little at a time, stirring after each addition, until all the cream has been added and the mixture is smooth.

Place the bowl into a larger bowl of ice or refrigerate until the mixture has cooled and thickened. Spoon onto the cakes and spread over the top with a flexible metal spatula. It may run a little over the sides.

Yield

Makes About 16 slices

Cook Time

Prep Time: 10 mins.
Cook Time: 60 mins.