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Let them eat cake!

Jan 302012
 
Would you like a piece of cake?

I went off on a fanciful twist this afternoon and baked! Oh, I often cook up all kinds of goodies in my kitchen, breads, cookies and other yummies, but today we fancied a chocolate-cherry cake! Kids in tow, apron at the ready, we headed into the kitchen!

We’re still looking for our groove. Bebe#1 and I have baked together for a long time. But Bebe#2 wants to take part now and is still rather little. Sometimes, the simplest of tasks can help keep things running smoothly. :)

We used this recipe for the vanilla cake and doubled it to make it two layers. We took Vanessa’s tips and used 1.5C of milk instead of 1C. and 2 tbsp. of vanilla instead of 4tsp.

The center is nothing more than cherry Double Fruit. Mmmmmm.

For the icing, I used this recipe and added just a little extra cocoa for a super chocolate kick!And of course, the piece de resistence : sprinkles!

Of course no cake is complete without a little cup of tea which was just about to boil!

Care to join me? :)