Monday, December 31, 2012

Classic Yellow Cake with Chocolate Fudge Marshmallow Frosting



I admit it.  I look down on cake mixes.  I always think to myself, I have everything I need in my cupboard to make this mix so I should just make it from scratch.  Despite this grocery aisle snobbiness, the hard truth remains that I don't always have time to make a cake from scratch.  Enter Ann Byrn's The Cake Mix Doctor Returns!  I had a friend's birthday coming up and while I wanted to make a cake, I really wanted to spend more time making the apartment look nice for her than I did slaving over the stove, so I went the time-economical route.  Byrn's description of the "Classic Yellow Cake with Chocolate Fudge Marshmallow Frosting" as the most desired birthday cake in her household made it a natural choice for the upcoming celebration.  Let's dive into the fudginess, shall we?


Sunday, December 30, 2012

Meet the new kids on the block!




Thanks to my loving family I am happy to welcome three new cookbooks into the fold: Marcella Says... by Marcella Hazan, Gordon Ramsay's Fast Food, and Cupcakes, Cookies & Pie, Oh, My! by Karen Tack & Alan Richardson.  Yippee!  Expect some new posts forthwith!