Scrumptious Chocolate Easter Cake

I've been seriously craving chocolate cake for almost 2 months.  I needed a reason to make one, so I've been patiently waiting for Easter.  And here it is...FINALLY...my scrumptious chocolate Easter cake!  It was by far the best one I've ever made!

(original recipe found at delectabledeliciousness)

Scrumptious Chocolate Cake

1/3/4 C Flour

2 C Sugar

3/4 Cocoa Powder

2 Tsp Baking Soda

1 Tsp Baking Powder

1 Tsp Salt

1 C Buttermilk

1/2 C Vegetable Oil

3 Eggs

1 Tsp Vanilla

1 C Freshly Brewed Coffee

1 - Preheat oven 350

- Butter & flour two 8 or 9 inch round pans

2 - Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, & salt.  Set aside

3 - Mix buttermilk, oil, eggs, & vanilla

- Slowly add dry ingredients

- Slowly add coffee just until combined

4 - Bake 35-40 mins

Chocolate Frosting

1 C Butter (softened)

3 C Powder Sugar

1/2 C Cocoa Powder

1 TB Vanilla

3 TB Milk

- Cream butter until smooth

- Add remaining ingredients (add more powdered sugar for thicker & more milk for thinner)

So, are you wondering what this chocolate cake has to do with Easter?  Haha, me too!  Hmm...well, besides my cravings for a chocolate cake, and Easter being the nearest approaching holiday...We did make a big meal & had family over, so it seemed like the perfect dessert.  From now on, I think it will be my traditional Easter cake.  Besides, every celebration needs a cake, right?!

Happy Easter!

Thankful for all of this:

Happy Easter!

Sugar high Saturday

This morning we took Willie to his first Easter egg hunt!  We walked downtown to the park, where there were lots of kids and lots of "hidden" eggs.  By hidden, I mean they were just sitting on the grass, haha.  Anyway, there was a special section for kids age 3 and under.  Willie knew exactly what he was supposed to do, and was patiently waiting for the countdown!

 Ready....set....GO!!

Score!

Needless to say, Willie was very proud and protective (what 2 yr old isn't!?) of his eggs.  When we got home he opened all the eggs, took out all the candy (ate more than he should have) and carried it around in his lunch box...All. Day.

He had to have his candy on the pillow next to him when he took a nap.  Brad and I removed it while he was sleeping, and put it away for a while.  The first thing he said when he woke up was, "where candy go?!", and subsequently started crying.  He was obsessed!  So, thank you Easter Bunny, because the rest of our Saturday was a complete disaster...ruled by the lunchbox full of candy and a hysterical-sugar-high 2 year old.  Maybe next year the town should consider filling the eggs with baby carrots. ;)