Happy Birthday Dad

When my dad asked me to make him a chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting, I knew it had to be extra special. He is the best dad in the world!

I saw this chocolate lace technique on a PBS show. It went well for my first try.
The cake itself is homemade chocolate cake, three layers, filled with chocolate ganache and fresh raspberries. The burst of raspberry flavor with the dark chocolate was amazing.
It is covered in cream cheese frosting and decorated with chocolate dipped strawberries.

Happy Talk Chocolate Cake

The inside is chocolate cake, the best I've ever had. I made it for our friend Katheen's birthday. It's pictured a few posts below as the Classic Rose Cake.

I decided to call it Happy Talk Chocolate cake because people were happy eating it and talked about it for days, much to my pleasure.

Kathleen proceeded to order one for her grandson's birthday but asked for chocolate frosting as well. I made Chocolate Buttercream. Lots of chocolate, lots of butter, very rich. I hope Charlie enjoyed his birthday cake.

Classic Rose Cake

Whipped icing, tastes like sweetened whipped cream, but is non-dairy so it is perfect for wedding cakes which often have to sit out for several hours. I love it so much I used it on my own wedding cake.

Inside is the best chocolate cake ever! Filled with chocolate ganache, fresh strawberries, and some of the whipped icing.

This specific cake was for our friend Kathleen's 70th birthday. We enjoyed the cake with strong black coffee.