I had another one of those days…“Ashley, what are you baking? More bread?”“Nope. Cake. Chocolate cake.”“Why?”“Why not?”“Who is it for?”“Whoever. I think I’ll deliver it to Valerie tomorrow.” And that was that.I dreamt about ways to incorporate a little spice into the chocolate cake, subtly, but to still overwhelm the senses with deep, dark chocolate….
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It’s not often that friends become family. But when the friends are super special – it DOES happen. And family time often means celebration (very often, in our case). And celebration sometimes means birthdays. And birthdays mean dark chocolate cake – Dark Chocolate Strawberry Jam Cake, to be exact. And, of course, chocolate, chocolate ice…
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Day of the Dead Chocolate Coca Cola Cupcakes. What a mess. A BIG mess. But, no one could pull this off better than we could ~ ~ and no one would even dare. Day of the Dead Chocolate Coca Cola Cupcakes (This Coke Cake recipe was contributed by Lee Avery Catts to “Atlanta Cooknotes” and…
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I’ve written about the value of self-acceptance in terms of personal imperfections in the past. I’ve learned about how perfectly imperfect we all are each and every day. I’ve come to embrace many more of my own flaws and be at peace with things just the way they are. I’ve become determined to count my…
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