Today, let's step into the world of sweets in a more serious way. I know no better way to do that than with chocolate cake. I may have been a purist in the past; by that, I mean I never wanted to mix my chocolate desserts with fruit. But lately, I'd been craving the combination of chocolate and raspberries. This chocolate raspberry layer cake was my way of fixing that craving.
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This 6-inch cake is a pretty straightforward one. There are two layers of moist chocolate cake (that's prepared without even using the mixer), joined together with seedless raspberry jam and dark chocolate ganache. I simplified the recipe I worked off of and the cake came together as I ran errands and went about my day.
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| Dark chocolate ganache, seedless raspberry jam and fresh raspberries for the cake |
The whole cake is lovingly covered with chocolate ganache and simply garnished with a handful of fresh raspberries on top. This cake definitely satisfied my chocolate-raspberry craving (and we know that cravings must be addressed eventually). It's not complicated at all but I have to say that I'm always a little amazed when a cake comes together and that I made it from scratch, as simple as it might be.
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| There's seedless raspberry jam with ganache in the center and top layer of the cake |
And a cake is just what I wanted to post here today because it's the 3rd anniversary of this little bumbling blog! It's funny because for the first blog anniversary, I made a chocolate-hazelnut cake; the next year, it was another chocolate-hazelnut concoction - and both involved meringue! Noticing the pattern after the fact, I decided to take a break from hazelnuts this year. But, of course...it still had to be chocolate!
I almost can't believe I'm still chugging along after three years. I have a lot of fun making the food and treats, then putting these posts together to share and stow away here. It still feels like a little food diary of sorts but the chance to interact a little, and to learn from others who love food as much as I do, has been a huge perk. This little blog continues to motivate me to try new things in the kitchen and I love all the learning that naturally happens.
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Thank you for spending a few minutes here sometimes. I wish I could sit down and eat a slice of cake with many of you.
I almost can't believe I'm still chugging along after three years. I have a lot of fun making the food and treats, then putting these posts together to share and stow away here. It still feels like a little food diary of sorts but the chance to interact a little, and to learn from others who love food as much as I do, has been a huge perk. This little blog continues to motivate me to try new things in the kitchen and I love all the learning that naturally happens.
