I woke up at 6.30 worrying about everything; symptoms, lack of symptoms, worry and its effect, what cake to make for Stirrup Queen's blog birthday and other important stuff that wakes me in the wee hours of the morning. The cake dilemma was the most immediate. Should I make a cheesecake? Because I really felt like a cheesecake. But cheesecake is not really cake, is it? A birthday cake is a cake cake. So which cake should I make? Orange and almond? Mmm, that sounded yummy. Or just plain almond? Or actually, what about a chocolate cake? Chocolate cake is always good, especially homemade chocolate cake.
So, after thinking, finishing my book, sleeping for another two hours and perusing all my recipes for half an hour; chocolate cake it was and chocolate and cocoa powder was spread all over the kitchen. I am an extremely messy cook. The Swedish chef in the muppets has nothing on me. My husband sweetly puts up with it now and goes around after me with a dustpan and just says, "Oh, I see you were here," when he touches a sticky drawer handle or finds honey dripping down the jar. Here is proof:
And here is the cake:
Happy blog birthday to Stirrup Queens!
That looks like the best cake I've seen in a long time. If only there was a way to taste over the net. Yum.
Posted by: Carrie | June 25, 2007 at 01:44 PM
Wow - that looks amazing! Certainly makes my chocolate bisuits look a little pale in comparison!
Posted by: Patience | June 25, 2007 at 02:24 PM
That looks incredible. It has just made me so hungry. I really wish I had gone the chocolate route over vanilla.
Posted by: Mel | June 25, 2007 at 04:26 PM
Oh my God YUM, that looks divine. Your hubby following you around with a cute comment and a dustpan ... too sweet! Hope you enjoyed your cake.
Posted by: topcat | June 25, 2007 at 06:34 PM
Yumm. Cake!
Posted by: My Reality | June 25, 2007 at 06:41 PM
Wow! Can you ship that to the states? Send yourself with it and we'll have a nice cake date with tea and good vibes.
Posted by: Courtney | June 26, 2007 at 07:16 AM
Wow that looks wonderful!
Posted by: Sunny | June 27, 2007 at 05:39 PM
YUM! That looks so wonderful...Bring some to my house! :)
Posted by: Dawn | June 29, 2007 at 11:50 AM