"chocolate layer cake" news and stories

When I first pulled this picture up on my computer screen last night, my boyfriend looked at it, his eyes nearly popping out of his head and said, "Whoa!" For a cake fiend like him, this picture is dangerously tempting, and later in the evening, he asked in plaintive tones, "Why won't you make a cake like that for me?"

This chocolate layer cake with cream cheese frostings (in its finished form, the top is frosted with a chocolate-hued frosting) comes to us from Jennifer of Bake or Break. Her husband Quinn did the actual baking work here, prepping this gorgeous sucker for her birthday. Great job Quinn and happy birthday Jennifer!

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Tall, rich and topped with a candle, this Chocolate Layer Cake from the Canadian Baker is enough to make me wonder if we should extend the tradition of adding candles to cakes to New Year's celebrations, in addition to our own birthdays. It's another birthday, in a way, for the earth - not to mention that it's kind of fun to eat cake, blow out candles and make a wish.

But getting back to the cake, it is a classic. The layers are moist, made with cocoa powder and buttermilk, and it is finished with a simple chocolate buttercream frosting. You can find the recipe here, but you might be able to find a cake just like this one at local bakery or a restaurant that specializes in classic comfort food. This type of cake is a great one to have in your recipe book because it can be brought out on so many occasions, from birthday (or New Year's) parties to Valentine's Dinners or casual family gatherings.

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