mother's day means chocolate.

Devil's Food Cake

2 cup flour

a little more than 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1& 1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

Sift together the ingredients listed above.

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup SUPA PACKED brown sugar

1 stick unsalted butter

With an electric mixer, whisk the above listed ingredients until fluffy.

(in a separate bowl than dry ingredients)

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

Stir into wet ingredient bowl.

3/4 lukewarm water

1/2 cup of buttermilk

Alternate between adding the water, milk, and flour mix to the wet ingredient bowl, beating on low speed.

At 350 degrees bake the batter in two medium sized round cake pans for about 35min.

Caramel Filling

1 bag of soft caramel candies

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

In a small sauce pan bring the cream to a simmer at medium/high heat and stir in the caramel, continuously stir and add caramel until the consistency is drippy but thick.

Spread evenly between the two cakes and layer.

Ghirardelli Glaze

16 oz dark chocolate ghirardelli baking chocolates

2 cups heavy cream

a pinch of salt

1 tbsp light corn syrup

Bring all ingredients except the chocolate to a simmer at med/high heat and remove from heat. Add chocolate and let cool to room temp, use immediately.

And then my moms favorite candy is dark chocolate milky ways, so I just froze two and broke them up and used them for the topping :-)

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Proverbs 31:29-30

²⁹ “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world,
but you surpass them all!”

³⁰ Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last;
but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.

Dad's Raspberry chocolate chocolate chocolate birthday cake.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!

cake:

1 devil's food cake mix

3 large eggs

3/4 cup sour cream

3/4 cup water

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup oil

1 1/2cup chocolate chips.

1 cup fresh raspberries

Raspberry Glaze:

1/3 cup seedless raspberry jelly

2 Tbsp. water.

1st Chocolate Ganache:

2 Tbsp. heavy cream

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

2nd chocolate ganache:

1/3 cup heavy cream

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Fresh raspberries for garnish

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees .


2. With an electric mixer, beat cake mix, eggs, sour cream, water, buttermilk and oil together until smooth.


3. Stir in chocolate chips and fresh raspberries. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 42-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.


4. Cool completely.


5. Heat raspberry jelly and water in the sauce pan for 1-2min until smooth. With a pastry brush, brush raspberry glaze over cooled cake. Let cool 1 hour.


6. For first ganache heat cream in a small saucepan over low heat until just scalded. Whisk in chocolate chips. Continue to cook, whisking, until thickened. quickly pour over cake and smooth around as much as possible (will be very thick).


7. For second ganache follow same directions, pour over cake and smooth out, this layer will be much thinner.

I cheated a little bit on this one and used cake mix, but it was really yummy :-)

I have the best dad in the world, so blessed to have him in my life, love you daddy!!

Blackberry Pear Cake.

Usually I stare at the apron wall in anthropologie with longing, wishing the logical part of my brain would leave for a coffee break, giving my impulsive side a chance to buy an amazing apron. With money I don't have. Thanks to World Market I found an amazing mustard and grey apron for $19 which gave me a great reason to bake. Hence the delightfully fattening, springtime inspired, blackberry pear cake on my counter.

1/2cup cream butter

1cup white sugar

1egg

2cup flour

2tsp. baking powder

3/4cup milk

1/2tsp. vanilla

2 cup fresh blackberries

Wash and drain berries; set aside. Beat butter and sugar, add egg and beat until fluffy. Sift flour and baking powder together, add alternately with milk. Add vanilla.

Fold in blackberries. Pour into 9 inch pan. Bake 40-45 min at 350 degrees.

Cool and ice with homemade butter-cream frosting (powdered sugar, milk, and butter),

one sliced pear, and candied pecans.

The pear soaks really nicely into the frosting and makes it taste so yummy!

And this is my new apron :-) God bless!!