Dispensing Happiness
Daddy's Cake
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Matt got to pick what he wanted for dinner and dessert on Father's day; so I made him a simple chocolate cake.
Right!
Don't tell my in-law's, but while the chocolate cake keeps to the 'simple' with just a little butter, a cup of flour, some cocoa, sugar and vanilla? It also needs 8 eggs. I kid you not; I triple-checked the recipe, that's how thrown I was.
Two very dense cake layers, split in two, and frosted with a wonderfully fudgy frosting: butter and cream, and 12 ounces of Calebaut, melted, stirred and chilled, then beaten to a spreadable consistency.
But that wasn't good enough; I had to 'jazz' it up a little. So, I topped it with some edible decoration, with a chocolate base.
He seemed to like it...and hey, wasn't that the point?
Tagged with: Food & Drink + Baking + Chocolate + Cake +
Tagged with: Father's Day + Dad
posted by Stephanie @ 8:48 AM
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Woah, I was like....simple chocolate cake?........that looks fancy!
Looks delicious too. Yum, I want some!
How beautiful!
Thanks, Cameradawktor! No, I couldn't just let it be...I had to dress it up a bit, you know?!
Thank you, Sara!
I love chocolate, very decadent cake, yumm
Where could we find the recipe you used, did you get it online or from a cookbook?
JenJen, it really was!
Cameradawktor; the recipe came from Donna Hay's Flavors.
Which is a book worth having, anyway...it's jam-packed with fabulous recipes.
Holy CHOCOLATE! I am not a love of the C word (I know, I know...I am weird) however it looks drippingly decadent!
8 EGGS!!! Wow.
Yeah, I'm not chocolate-crazy, either; Jen...but it sure is pretty! Matt said it was a very dense cake.
Hooly Dooly! And fathers' day in June - how weird!!!! :-)
Niki...when is your Father's Day?
I remember being thrown off a bit when we went to Ireland; our second or third day, we stopped in a small PO to get postcards and stamps. I kept seeing Mother's Day cards, and started to panic...was it here already? Had I forgotten?
It was then I realized Ireland's Mother's day was a good two months before the US!
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