Tuesday's with Dorie: Chocolate Armagnac Cake--The Cake That Got Me Fired

At the beginning of Dorie's career, she got fired from working as a pastery chef in a famous NY restaurant for "creative insubordination," i.e. changing a famous recipe because she was bored making the same thing over and over again.  I guess that's why I felt fine about changing this recipe. 

First of all, I wasn't about to go buy Armagnac.  I don't drink alcohol and neither does my husband, so why should I?  Secondly, I didn't have prunes, so I opted for raisins since that is what the original recipe called for.  Since I changed the fruit back to the original recipe, I figure I'd change the nuts back to the original recipe too (almonds).  Dorie, of course, called for dark chocolate, and I followed that part of the recipe because I wanted to get rid of my dark chocolate supply.

So what's the verdict?  I actually liked it despite that fact that I don't prefer to eat dark chocolate.  I can't wait to try it again.  It seems like most desserts taste even better once they have had a chance to sit for a while.

Once again, please visit the Tuesday's with Dorie blog and click on the link to And then I do the dishes by LiB to see what she thought of the dessert and if you wish to see the recipe.  Thanks LiB for choosing a delicious dessert with an interesting story besides!