Jan 27, 2016

The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe In All The Land!

Hello!

I hadn’t planned on posting today but then I found out it’s National Chocolate Cake Day!  I love this country and I love you and only want the best for you!

If you didn’t catch this recipe the first time, here it is in all it’s blue ribbon winning glory and chocolaty goodness!

“The Best Ever – Blue Ribbon Winning – Chocolate Layer Cake – In All The Land”!

Now go forth and bake making your friends and family very, very happy! *

You’re welcome!  🙂 xoxo

* If you don’t want to be placed on a pedestal forever being known for your chocolate cake where you alone are asked to make this for every birthday, celebration or casual get-togethers with being witness to the moans of pleasure and eyes rolling back and watching grown adults do a happy dance like no one’s watching, then move along…there’s nothing for you to bake here. 😉

blue ribbon winning chocolate cake

 

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Apr 20, 2015

“The Best Ever – Blue Ribbon Winning – Chocolate Layer Cake – In All The Land”!

Being a Child of the 60’s, not as in Woodstock, but more like Sally Draper but with non-smoking, non-drinking, loving, supportive parents that actually liked their kids, these were my earliest baking recollections with my mom: Dream Whip. Dolloped on top of a boxed gingerbread cake.  My feet tucked under my knees on the kitchen chair watching her transform dense, brown holiday loaves filled with yellow and green cubed sticky stuff into baked jewelry.  The candied cherry halves on top… [Read More]

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Feb 13, 2012

Seattle (Macaron) Space Needle Cupcake Topper

This past weekend my family had two occasions to celebrate so I decided the requested chocolate cake would incorporate both upcoming events – a Valentine’s Day birthday of my brother and the departure of my nephew, his wife, and baby-to-be who leave this week to make Seattle their new home. When I thought of Seattle, it was obvious to me what I had to make – the space needle!   I made a batch of lemon macarons without color tinting… [Read More]

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Sep 7, 2011

Another County Fair. Another Sweet, Chocolately Win!

Booyah! (I can’t believe I just said that). Chocolate layer cake lightening can strike twice and it did this past weekend as my son’s entry at the Los Angeles County Fair won First Place in chocolate layer cakes and Best of Division for all layer cakes! Coming off our victory from the OC Fair in July, we thought, just for fun, to go for the big daddy of fairs and around these parts it’s the LA County Fair. The fair… [Read More]

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Aug 2, 2011

‘Best of Show’ and Other Pretty Ribbons

I hope you’ll allow me my ‘15 seconds, minutes or written lines of fame’ ‘cuz this is going to be one braggy blog post. It’s my story of entering the 2011 Orange County Fair Culinary Arts Division this summer. It all started with my husband who lovingly encouraged me to enter cookies I made for my niece’s wedding this past May. Those who love you are always your biggest fans. Since I had a few extra left over I thought,… [Read More]

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