Recipe: Sourdough Chocolate Cake, Sourdough Applesauce Cake , Sourdough Banana Bread

Karen, I did not find a brownie recipe, but found a couple others. I hope that one of them works for you.

Sourdough Chocolate Cake

1 cup sourdough starter
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
3 squares (3 ounces) unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
1 cup milk
Cocoa Cream Cheese Filling
Sweet Chocolate Glaze

Bring sourdough starter to room temperature. Grease and flour two 9 x 1 1/2-inch round cake pans; set aside.

Stir together the flour,baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. In a large bowl beat the butter with
an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat till fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 1 mintueafter each addition. Beat in the melted chocolate.

Combine the sourdough starter and milk. Add dry ingredients and milk mixture alternately to beaten mixture beating till well combined.
Turn the batter into prepared pans.

Bake in a 350F oven about 30 minutes or till done. Cool 10 minutes on wire racks. Remove from pans; cool thoroughly on wire racks. Fill with Cocoa Cream Cheese Filling and glaze cake with Sweet Chocolate Glaze. Drizzle a design
atop with reserved cream cheese icing and top with white chocolate leaves. Makes 12 servings.

Cocoa Cream Cheese Filling:
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 3-ounce package cream cheese
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Milk
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar

In a small mixwer bowl beat together the 1 cup powdered sugar and cream cheese till fluffy. Beat in the vanilla. If necessary, beat
in enough milk (about 2 teaspoons) to make of pouring consistency. Reserve 1/4 cup of the mixture and set aside to decorate the top of
the cake. Stir the cooa powder into the remaining mixture in the bowl. Add the 1/3 cup powdered sugar and beat till smooth. Use the
cocoa mixture to spread between cake layers. Makes 2/3 cup filling; 1/4 cup icing.

Sweet Chocolate Glaze:
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
2 squares (2 ounces) German sweet chocolate, cut up
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

In a small saucepan combine the sugar, cornstarch and dash salt. Stir in water and chocolate. Cook; stir till chocolate is melted and mixture is thickened. Cook; stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.

Cover surface with clear plastic wrap or waxed paper. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes or till slightly cooled and of spreading consistency.
Spread glaze over top and sides of cake. Chill cake till set. Makes 1 1/2 cups glaze.

Sourdough Applesauce Cake

1 c Active Starter
1/4 c Dry Skim Milk
1 c Unbleached Flour
1 c Applesauce
1/2 t Salt
1 t Cinnamon
1/2 t Nutmeg
1/2 t Allspice
1/2 t Cloves
2 t Baking Soda
1/2 c White Sugar
1/2 c Brown Sugar
1/2 c Butter or Margarine
1 Large Egg, Well Beaten

Mix together the starter, milk, flour, and applesauce, and let stand in a covered bowl in a warm place.

Cream together the sugars and butter. Add the beaten egg and mix well. Add spices. You may also add a half cup of raisins or chopped nuts, or a mixture of the two. Beat by hand until well mixed and no lumps reamian.

Bake at 350 degrees F for half to three quarters of an hour in a 13x9x2 pan. Test for doneness with a knife when half an hour is up. Allow to cool until cold before cutting and serving.

Sourdough Banana Bread

1/2 c Shortening
1 c Sugar
1 Large Egg
1 c Mashed Bananas
1 c Active Sourdough Starter
2 c Unbleached Flour
1 t Salt
1 t Baking Powder
1/2 t Baking Soda
3/4 c Chopped Walnuts
1 t Vanilla OR
1 t Grated Orange Peel

Cream together the shortening and sugar, add egg and mix until blended. Stir in bananas and sourdough starter. Add orange peel or vanilla. Stir flour and measure again with salt, baking powder and soda. Add flour mixture and walnuts to the first mixture, stirring until just blended.

Pour into greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool to cold before slicing.