When Just a Bit Will Do

Day 140.

Picky Eater is in a musical today with her gifted class at school. She's worked so hard since January on this and my husband and I are so proud of her. She's been belting out tunes from the production all year, practicing enunciating her line and all of the songs, doing her choreographed moves throughout the house. I can't wait to see it all come together tonight. She plays a Celtic woman. :)

To celebrate, her daddy is picking up flowers and I am making a special dessert: individual trifles. It's just the four of us, and one of us can't eat cake. Not wanting a bunch of leftovers sitting around begging to be eaten, I made this recipe. It makes a small loaf cake (or you could use it to make cupcakes or a single 8" round cake). Perfect for my purposes. Perfect for a small family celebration.

Small Recipe Chocolate Cake

What You Need:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• dash of salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup hot water

How it's Done:

1. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg, milk, oil, and vanilla. Add all at once to dry ingredients and whisk briskly for 2 minutes.
3. Pour hot water into batter and stir to combine.
4. Pour into a greased 9x5" loaf pan and bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

I used this recipe to make peanut butter cup trifles. Layers of peanut butter frosting, chocolate cake, and whipped cream. Decadent. :o)