Chocolate Cake

So lately I have been wanting to conquer the whole fear of making a cake from scratch.  I always use a mix and I thought it was about time I got a grip on this.  lol

So what better cake to make then a chocolate cake.  Well a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing!  Actually a 4 layer chocolate cake with 2 layers of peanut butter filling and one layer of chocolate ganache!  Then frosted with a mix of the peanut butter icing and the ganache.  I even added chocolate chips to the cake batter.  YUM!

This cake was very good for a first try.  However, next time I will use a darker cocoa so it is a richer color and taste.  But other than that it makes a great breakfast!  With a glass of milk of course! lol

25th Annual Balloon Fiesta

Tonight we went to the launch field for the balloon fiesta.  The fiesta doesn't officially start until tomorrow but we went up to see if a couple of balloonists were going to go up.  We were lucky 8 balloons launched.

White beans, kale and sausage

This was such an easy and filling meal.  I cooked some white beans and added them to a mix of sauted sausages, kale, onions and garlic.  I then drizzled some olive oil over the top just before serving.  It was even better the second day!

 

Its Apple Time!

I finally have internet again!  Yay!  So now I can get back to regular posts. 

My hubby brought me home 3 bag of apples yesterday so I decided to make good use of them.  I made 3 batches of applesauce and this applesauce cake.  It is pretty tasty for having no egg or oil in it.  I need to tweek it a bit before I post a recipe but all in all a pretty good cake.  It is really dense and moist. 

Under the layer of whipped cream is a pile of carmalized apple slices.  Yum.

There is cake under this huge amount of whipped cream honest!  I wouldn't eat just cream and apples!  lol