Why Hello There.

 

The kids and Barry were cleaning up dinner, I was making a chocolate cake. I decided to go on a walk while the cake was in the oven. I came back no more than 25 mins later and this is what I found.....

 James was told not to get off his chair until he finished his vegetables. He didn't.  :)

Apparently, Harry Potter is worth staying awake for. :)





THIS is what I was staying awake for! SUPER yummy! I want you to understand I am NOT a cake person, but every once in a while I want a chocolate cake ....and not some nasty store-bought tasteless dry mess with gobbs of frosting, but something decadent.



Mmmmmmmmm
THIS is the recipe.
(I posted it below, because I know that you want some now too. :)  )

Author: Jennifer Hill

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1¾ cups all purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated white sugar
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1½ tsp baking soda
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk (or substitute by putting 1 tbsp white vinegar in a cup then filling the rest up with milk; let stand 5 minutes until thickened)
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup hot coffee (or 2 tsp instant coffee in 1 cup boiling water)(I just used the boiling water)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch baking pans (or line with parchment paper circles) and set aside.
2. In the large bowl of a standing mixer, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add eggs, buttermilk, melted butter and vanilla extract and beat until smooth (about 3 minutes). Remove bowl from mixer and stir in hot coffee with a rubber spatula. Batter will be very runny.
3. Pour batter evenly between the two pans and bake on middle rack of oven for about 35 minutes, until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean with just a few moist crumbs attached.
4. Allow to cool 15 minutes in pans, then run a butter knife around the edges of each cake. Place a wire cooling rack over top of each pan. Wearing oven mitts, use both hands to hold the racks in place while flipping the cakes over onto the racks. Set the racks down and gently thump on the bottom of the pans until the cakes release. Cool completely before handling or frosting.

The chocolate cake was soooooo good, I made another one two days later. :) (Barry said I should perfect it before I forgot how.) I tricked him and made a similar, but easier recipe. It was almost as good and WAY LESS dishes.

One Bowl Chocolate Cake
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup buttermilk*
2 eggs
1 cup hot water
Frosting (just made my own chocolate buttercream)
Sprinkles (completely optional)

Directions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients. Mix in the oil, buttermilk, and eggs. Once the eggs are fully incorporated, pour in the hot water and mix well (your batter will seem runny, but I promise that it will work out!).
Grease a 9x13" baking pan and pour batter into pan. Bake for 33-38 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean- mine was done at 33 minutes). When the cake is completely cool, top with frosting and decorate with sprinkles (if so desired).


P.S. I love the Six Sister's website, they have some delicious recipes on there.