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Because a dreamy chocolate cake recipe is exactly what we need to complement all those lose-weight resolutions... Deep Dark Chocolate Cake  by Stephanie Kehr - Ingredients -  2 cups of sugar 1 3/4 cups of flour 3/4 cup cocoa 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup boiling water buttercream frosting (see recipe below) - Instructions - 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. 2. In large mixer bowl, stir together sugar, flour , cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes. 3. Remove from mixer; stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans. 4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan, or until wooden pick inserted in center ...

I adore chocolate.  I mean totally, completely love the stuff.  We're talking a chocolate addiction here. So, when a lady from  The LA Shop  offered me a chance to review one of the products - of which a mini chocolate fountain was a choice - naturally I gave an enthusiastic yes! The fountain arrived in a rather foreign-looking box and the packaging was a little beat up.  There was a bit of a styrofoam explosion when I unpacked it...

Alice in Wonderland Unbirthday Party {Food} Theme: Alice in Wonderland; Guest list: Girls, ages 15-18 Eat Me

Week Ten: Homemade Pumpkin FroYo {all photos linked to source} The Pin: four ingredient pumpkin fro-yo

Has anyone here read the Little House on the Prairie books?  Or seen the show?  I've never read through/watched through them, but I've read excerpts in literature classes and my family has several DVDs from the show. One thing I've always wanted to try is making maple syrup candy.  That was from one of the early books, which I read an excerpt of in elementary school.  The whole Ingalls family got together during the maple-sap season and made syrup and maple candy.  Basically, they boiled the sap into syrup and then poured some hot, "waxing" syrup onto a pan of snow.

Yesterday I told you all about Cookery Expressions, a company in India run by a woman named Sharmila who offers several different baking and sweets-related classes.  Today she's offered to share one of her amazing eggless recipes with one of my lovely readers! Email readers, don't forget to come to the original post to enter the giveaway! a Rafflecopter giveaway

I recently shared with you, my lovely readers, the site Bloggerdise which I recently discovered.  One of the companies I found through this free site is Cookery Expressions . Classes on Chocolate Making, Classic Muffins, Bread Baking, Cupcakes, Eggless Cakes, Cookies, Cake Decorating and Sugar Craft

Week Seven: Cake Batter Milkshakes {all photos linked to source} The Pin: three cake batter milkshake recipes

  Week Four: Dr. Pepper Cookies  {all photos linked to source}   The Pin:     Dr. Pepper Cookies

I have no recipes of my own.  I'm a failure as a homemaker-in-training, I know.  But my friend Kathryn has tons of recipes, plus an entire 300-something recipes pinned on Pinterest to try.  While her husband was deployed, we spent a ton of time together and tried a few recipes.  One of our favorites: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Crescents!

Hello lovely readers!  Just wanted to tell you that I guest posted at my friend AnnaKate's blog, Just Us Girlz , on Sunday.  Topic?  The parallels between America and the Hunger Games. :) "Why is the Hunger Games so popular outside of the young adult world? This series teaches the reader. It makes a person think about topics like freedom, government, choice, and the morality of humans and humans' entertainment. It pushes you to wonder about the things we've been desensitized to today in the real world. Whether or not Suzanne Collins started out to write a critique of today's world into her books, she ended up with one. Not to mention the characters are nothing like any stereotypes - every single one has a life story, weaknesses and strengths, and reasons for every action that are true to life and believable." You can read the whole post here: http://godlygirlz.blogspot.com/2012/04/emily-russell.html 

Here's that food I promised you!  Like I said, a party's not a party without food.  :)  Today we have Rachel visiting us, and sharing this great holiday recipe.  From the photos alone, I'm already craving one of these! Yum... Hello everyone! :D I'm Miss Rachel from Young Homemakers ! It's such a pleasure to be able to be here with you all. We're going to have lot's of fun in the kitchen today so let's go! ;) This recipe is really nice for those last-minute Christmas parties or gifts! It doesn't take long and it turns out so pretty. Mmm, delicious too! Make sure you get the little ones involved with this...it's so much fun!  White Chocolate Pretzel Candy Clusters {Adapted from Taste of Home } Ingredients 1 cup pretzel sticks 1 cup salted peanuts 1 cup candy coated chocolate pieces 1 cup crisp rice cereal 8 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped {the better the quality, the easier the time you will have in melting it} 1 Tbsp. s...

Kashi Cinnamon Harvest Cereal Click the photo for a FREE sample (While supplies last) ORGANIC Whole Wheat Biscuits Baked with Sweet Cinnamon THE TASTE TEST: The Team: Dad - eats anything Jon - eats most stuff, but when he doesn't like it, he really doesn't like it Nick - very picky The Grade: Dad - one thumb up Jon - two thumbs up Nick - two thumbs up THE NUTRITION TEST: The Good: 0 Calories from fat 3% Potassium 15% Dietary fiber 4g Protein 4% Iron The Not-so-great: 6g Sugar FINAL SCORE: Two thumbs up Get your own two-bite test sample here! I received this sample for free, without any promise of a review.  All opinions expressed are that of myself and my family.