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| A Beautiful Chocolate Cake Last week, my 18 year old son and his girlfriend informed me that they wanted to make a cake. Alright, I thought..... (but what about the dishes?) I was thinking they would buy a box and make a 9X13 sheet cake (no harm there.) No, they said, they wanted to make it from scratch. (OK, I thought..... what about the mess?) And they wanted it to have four layers. We leafed through the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook and they decided on the Devil's Food Cake. (great, I thought.... chocolate....) I had all the ingredients in my pantry, so with just a few pointers from me, they began their baking project. I ran errands. As you can see, I came home to this beautiful, beautiful cake and a spotlessly clean kitchen! |
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| Four layers of chocolate goodness and raspberries from our garden. "Next time, I'll put a layer of raspberry jam between two of the layers." Nice idea, wouldn't you agree? |
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| My son (the engineer/baker!) left this week for his first year of college..... How about some kudos to him for this great cake? |
what a beautiful cake, I don't think one piece would have done it!
ReplyDeleteIt was as delicious as it looks. Didn't take long to polish it off!
ReplyDeleteThat cake looks fantastic! I hope that my son (now four) stays interested in helping me cook and bake. I try to involve him as much as possible!
ReplyDeleteFor other readers with small children, here are few (small) kid friendly recipes to try:
Banana Galette: http://itsakeeper.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/banana-galette/
Birdseed Biscuits: http://itsakeeper.wordpress.com/2010/05/08/birdseed-biscuits/
Lovebug Sandwiches: http://itsakeeper.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/love-bug-sandwiches/
Enjoy!
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