Chocolate Cake, anyone?

I don't usually bake cakes from scratch because box cakes are too easy and delicious...but I felt inspired for Super Nana's birthday.

WOW!!  Amazing cake recipe and I will be using it again.

Its hard to say how difficult the cake was to make because in the middle of measuring and mixing I realized my flour was infested with bugs.  (Yes, those little black/brown beetles.)  Cal was napping, so I was stuck.  Neighbor was out of flour but thankfully my mom made a quick flour delivery that saved the cake.

But you can assume that I made the cake (with a flour emergency) and washed the dishes while Callen was napping (~2 hours), and I frosted it after dinner while he was awake (and I'm 7 months pregnant with not much of a brain at times)...so it couldn't have been that stressful.

Special Occasion Chocolate Cake

I followed the recipe. (Yes, a shock to those who know how I cook!)  But I didn't add almonds.

I've never been successful at removing cakes from the pan in one piece.  Here is what I did this time, and it worked!

Grease and flour pan.  Cut piece of wax paper to cover inside-bottom of the pan.  Place paper inside and grease.  Pour in cake batter.  Invert cake on wire rake 10 minutes after done cooking.  Remove paper.  Voila!

Happy Birthday, Super Nana!