As I write this up my leg muscles are screaming, I have a hot water bottle on my back and I can barely move. All in the name of burning of those calories. Yeap, I have been at the exercise DVD’s again folks. And I did all 35 mins of it without a break. Go Bintu, go Bintu. So how did I reward myself for being such a good, good girl? I made chocolate cake. OKAY. Pick your jaws of the floor and don’t shake those heads at me now. The cake was for a birthday party and I only had one tinee weenie slice. I really was good.
Camilla’s chocolate cake (named after the cousin who handed down this recipe) has been in the family recipe book for over 20 years. I have no idea where she got it from originally but we all seriously thank her. It is my go to chocolate cake recipe. And lucky me the birthday cake that OH regularly makes for me. Word of delicious warning – this is intensely (gooooooood) chocolaty so the whipped cream is better for this than the butter cream icing. The raspberries – well they takes things to a whole other level. (If you like this chocolate cake recipe, I think you should also check out Hershey Sundae Pie from My Heavenly Recipes. You could have chocolate cake and chocolate pie all in the same day… mmmm.)
