{"id":8904,"date":"2023-05-07T19:32:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T19:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/?page_id=8904"},"modified":"2023-05-07T19:35:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T19:35:12","slug":"may-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/may-day\/","title":{"rendered":"May Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8904\" class=\"elementor elementor-8904\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b641c52 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b641c52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e8a33dd\" data-id=\"4e8a33dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3590b23c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3590b23c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/\">Cooking Through the Christian Year<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b3e09dc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b3e09dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/early-summer\/\">Early Summer<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76e269f6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76e269f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5edab149\" data-id=\"5edab149\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb9b68b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1eb9b68b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1479\" src=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP837123-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8638\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP837123-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP837123-1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP837123-1-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP837123-1-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP837123-1-1536x887.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP837123-1-2048x1183.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP837123-1-750x433.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP837123-1-800x462.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP837123-1-1600x924.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4221373d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4221373d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><strong>ABOUT THE ART<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacques Callot, May Day Celebrations at Xeuilley, 1624\u201325, etching; first state of four (Lieure), 7 1\/2 x 13 1\/16 in., Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.<\/span><\/p><p><em>To transfer his preparatory drawing onto the copper printing plate, Callot engraved the contour lines. He made additional changes to the composition during the etching process, such as adding the girl holding a small tree on the left and increasing the number of musicians in the tree to eight. He also included a group of people playing a game with balls in the foreground near the wheeled cart. The final printed image appears in reverse of the original drawing.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-659e08f8\" data-id=\"659e08f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d45441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67d45441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>May Day<\/strong> &#8211; May 1st<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d70397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35d70397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While this may be one of the least religious festivals that we recognize, it still plays an important part in the calendar. May 1st is a quarter day that marks the beginning of early summer. It is halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. Just like Easter subsumed the spring equinox holiday, Pentecost generally has taken the place of May Day. Yet, some celebrations remain.<\/p><p>Many traditions remember St. Walpurga or have special celebrations of Mary (this could be connected to the tradition of crowning a May queen). Some places that celebrate workers on May Day celebrate St. Joseph the Worker. No matter what the tradition, the celebrations all mark the end of spring and the beginning of summer.<\/p><p>One of the traditions was to harvest flowers and make wreaths that could be burnt on the summer solstice. It was a day to celebrate that the time of harvest is beginning. The first fruits of several crops are ready and celebrated. And livestock are blessed and sent out to pasture.<\/p><p>For May Day, we recommend making a Beltane cake. This is a Celtic spice cake that is cherished over the generations. The cake also has some strange customs associated with it. One piece of cake would be marked with char or in some other way. Whoever got that slice was the carline. A group would then grab them and take them to the May Day fire of blessing and begin to throw the person in the fire until another group stepped in to save the unlucky soul. It was a passion play of sorts, reminding us, to use a Methodist\/Pietist phrase, that we are all a \u201cbranch plucked from the burning\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68296b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68296b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e25eaa\" data-id=\"7e25eaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045e027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-recipe-card-widget-cpt\" data-id=\"045e027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpzoom-elementor-recipe-card-widget-cpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpzoom-custom-recipe-card-post wpzoom-rcb-post-shortcode\" data-parent-id=\"8489\" data-recipe-post=\"8489\"><div id=\"wpzoom-premium-recipe-card\" class=\"wp-block-wpzoom-recipe-card-block-recipe-card header-content-align-center block-alignment-left is-style-newdesign\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-image\">\n\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BeltaneCake-800x530.jpg\" alt=\"Beltane Cake\" class=\"wpzoom-recipe-card-image\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BeltaneCake-800x530.jpg\" data-pin-description=\"Beltane Cake\"\/>\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.recipe-card-image -->\n\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-heading\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"recipe-card-title\">Beltane Cake<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpzoom-rating-stars-container\" data-rating=\"0.0\" data-rating-total=\"0\" data-recipe-id=\"8489\" data-user-can-rate=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wpzoom-rating-stars\"><li class=\"wpz-empty-star wpz-star-icon\"><\/li><li class=\"wpz-empty-star wpz-star-icon\"><\/li><li class=\"wpz-empty-star wpz-star-icon\"><\/li><li class=\"wpz-empty-star wpz-star-icon\"><\/li><li class=\"wpz-empty-star wpz-star-icon\"><\/li><\/ul><span class=\"wpzoom-rating-stars-average\"><small class=\"wpzoom-rating-average\">0<\/small> <small>from<\/small> <small class=\"wpzoom-rating-total-votes\">0<\/small> <small>votes<\/small><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<em class=\"wpzoom-rating-stars-tooltip\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.recipe-card-heading -->\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"recipe-card-summary\">Beltane Cake is a round, flat cake made with flour, butter, and eggs, and it is often decorated with symbols of fertility such as flowers, fruit, and nuts. The cake is also sometimes called \"May Day Cake\" or \"Flower Cake.\"<\/p>\n\t\n            <div class=\"wpzoom-nosleep-toggle-container\">\n            <label class=\"switch\">\n                <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"toggle_button\">\n                <div class=\"slider round\"><\/div>\n            <\/label>\n                                <span class=\"wpzoom-nosleep-label\">Cook Mode<\/span>\n                                            <p class=\"recipe-card-no-sleep no-print\">Keep the screen of your device on<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-ingredients\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ingredients-title\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ingredients-list layout-2-columns\"><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-64563aefadb50\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1 3\/4<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">cups<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1 3\/4<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">all-purpose Flour<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-64563aefadb51\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">tablespoon<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1\/2<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Baking Powder<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-64563aefadb52\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1\/4<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1\/4<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Nutmeg<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-64563aefadb53\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1\/2<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Ground Cardamom<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-107\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1\/2<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Ground Cloves<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-134\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">3\/4<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">tablespoon<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">3\/4<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Ground Ginger<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-163\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">3<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">oz<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">3<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Unsweetened Chocolate<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-190\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1\/2<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Milk<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-203\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1\/4<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1\/4<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Brandy<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-218\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1\/2<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Vanilla Extract<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-247\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1 1\/2<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1 1\/2<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">sticks Butter<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-267\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">(packed) Dark Brown Sugar<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-299\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">3<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">3<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Eggs<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-306\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">3\/4<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">cups<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">3\/4<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Amaretto Liqueur<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-332\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\">    <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Confectioner Sugar<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-directions\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"directions-title\">Directions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"directions-list\"><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-64563aefadb54\" class=\"direction-step\">Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-64563aefadb55\" class=\"direction-step\">Grease a large bundt or spring-form pan or multiple mini-bundt pans. <\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-64563aefadb56\" class=\"direction-step\">Melt the 3 oz Unsweetened Chocolate using the double boiler method and set aside.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-64563aefadb57\" class=\"direction-step\">In a bowl mix 1\/2 cup Milk, 1\/4 cup Brandy, and 1\/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract. In separate bowl mix 1 3\/4 cups all-purpose Flour, 1\/2 tablespoon Baking Powder, 1\/4 teaspoon Nutmeg, 1\/2 teaspoon Ground Cardamom, 1\/2 teaspoon Ground Cloves, and 3\/4 tablespoon Ground Ginger.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-168337294339396\" class=\"direction-step\">Using a hand or stand mixer, cream the 1 1\/2 sticks Butter, then add 1 cup (packed) Dark Brown Sugar and beat until fluffy. Add the 3 eggs, one at a time, into the butter mixture and continue mixing.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-168337294339397\" class=\"direction-step\">Add the cooled chocolate to the butter mixture. 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