DIY Fondant, from Craft Envy

DIY Fondant (with mini marshmallows!)
Prep-time: 10-15 minutes

Alright, so it's not technically Gamer food, but what if you're throwing a party and want to make a really cool gamer related cake!? The image shown here is from Craft Envy, but I've seen Warcraft and Myst themed cakes on Cakewrecks (nice cakes, not the wrecks).

This isn't my recipe and I don't have permission to repost it, so if you want to see if you'll have to head on over to Craft Envy. Here's a direct link.

Death by Melty Chocolate

Majiq's Melty Chocolate Cake
Gamer rating: It's a cake, lean away from your keyboard before taking a bite!
Prep time: About 10-15 minutes, plus 65-75 minutes baking time. (Preheat 350F)

Note from the Chef: This cake is so yummy all by itself - no frosting needed! Have a slice with strawberries or raspberries on top, or (my favorite) a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. NOM NOM NOM

• 1 box dark chocolate cake mix (I suggest Pilsbury Moist Supreme Dark Chocolate Cake mix
• 1 box instant chocolate pudding (large box
• 1 (12 oz.) bag semi-sweet chocolate chunks (or half milk chocolate, half semi-sweet - your choice)
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup black coffee, cooled to room temperature
• 1 (16 oz.) container of sour cream

1. Butter and flour a 10" bundt cake pan.
2. Preheat oven to 350°.
3. Mix together all ingredients except chocolate chunks, using either a hand mixer, or stand mixer. Mix until batter is thoroughly blended and fluffy.Fold in chocolate chunks.
4. Bake for 65-75 minutes, or until the cake springs back lightly when touched. cool in the pan on a wire rack. Once cooled, turn cake out onto a plate for serving.
5. To serve a piece, slice it and warm in the microwave for ~10 seconds. The chocolate chunks get all melty and sinful.

Definitely not a diet food, but who counts calories when eating CHOCOLATE?!?

Thank you Majiq, I'm sure this will cause a few heart racing moments... sugar + raid night = overworked heart. It'll be FINE!!

Submitted Recipe: Decadent Strawberries

Decadent Strawberries
Platform: Couch or messier
Prep-time: about 10 minutes

This is recipe from Cygninae of wow_ladies introduces us all to an interesting spice blend: Ras el Hanout. As Cygninae points out, this recipe is best served with ripe, tasty strawberries, and no inhibitions. A short, sweet, and to-the-point recipe, and another delicious way to beat the summertime heat!

• 1 cup whipping cream
• Ras el Hanout to taste (the more, the better!)
• about 1 pound fresh ripe strawberries
• honey for drizzling
  

1. Whip cream with Ras el Hanout and honey until it forms stiff peaks.
2. Serve over strawberries and enjoy!
   

This recipe requires either a hand or stand mixer and a mixing bowl.

From Cygninae of wow_ladies!

Submitted Recipe: Giggly Strawberries!

Giggly Strawberries
Platform: Any
Prep Time: About 10 minutes, and a day's soak time.

This is the first of a couple of recipes submitted for our contest by Cygninae of wow_ladies for our contest! All the recipes she submitted sound deeelicious but I laughed my butt off when I read the alternate name for this one, so I'm posting this one first. This recipe is very simple, alcoholic, and easy to eat.

• 1 bottle "average" red wine
• Sugar to taste
• About a pound of strawberries, washed, hulled, and cut in half
  

1. Heat red wine in a pan, not to boiling, and add sugar to taste.
2. Add as many strawberries as you can fit into the pan, and turn off the heat, so the strawberries soak up the wine and sugar mixture.
3. Let the strawberries soak up the wine mixture overnight for maximum potency.
4. Can be served in a bowl or a nice glass (poster note: hell, or straight out of the pan :D ) but beware, these are some POTENT strawberries!
   

This recipe doesn't require anything special in the way of tools, and if made with kosher wine, is kosher. Also, I believe this counts as vegetarian. It is alcoholic in nature and should not be fed to minors.

From Cygninae/Cygnet of wow_ladies

Sweet Treats in 5 minutes or less!

5 minute chocolate cake
Gamer rating: it's in a mug, eat it anywhere!
Prep-time 5 minutes

Note from the Chef: We use melted butter in ours, rather than oil, and chocolate chips is the way to go. We've actually whipped this up in a raid break and come back to eat freshly made hot chocolate cake at people in vent, it's that quick! It's even yummier with raspberry jam, sauce, or real berries, and cream....

• 4 tbs / 45 gms self raising flour
• 4 tbs / 55gms caster sugar
• 2 tbs / 17gms cocoa powder
• 1 egg
• 3 tbs / 43 mls milk
• 3 tbs / 25 mls sunflower oil
• 3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
• A small dash of vanilla extract
• 1 large coffee mug

1. Add dry ingredients to the mug, and mix well.
2. Add the egg and mix thoroughly
3. Add the milk and oil - mix well (don't forget the corners / edges of the mug).
4. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again
5. Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes (in a 1000 watt microwave).
6. The cake will rise above the top of the mug, but don't worry it’s supposed to!
7. Allow to cool a little, tip out onto a plate (or eat right out of the mug!)

Credit to Elise

Easy to make summer recipe

Pink Lemonaid Pie
Gamer rating: Table or couch, not good for desktop eating.
Prep-time: 2 minutes to make, several hours to freeze

Summer is hot. This treat is a frozen apology from the gods.

• 1 can of frozen pink lemonaid (or whatever juice you want)
• 1 tub (1 litre) of kool whip
• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
• 2 premade graham cracker pie shells (you find these in the baking isle)

1. Mix wet ingredients.
2. Pour into pie shells.
3. Freeze.

Try adding a thin layer of chocolate fudge (the kind that doesn't fully freeze) and using a raspberry juice from concentrate instead. Chocolate and raspberry, ohhhh yeah.

Credit: Ruth

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