i got over myself (see september 2008 blog "if you can’t take the heat" if you don’t know what i’m talking about) and baked!!!!!
it is keithy’s birthday tomorrow (41) so today i baked him his favorite cake- a mocha cake.
a mocha cake is yellow cake with mocha frosting which is really just milk chocolate frosting with some coffee added to it.
i used the cake batter to make cupcakes with milk chocolate frosting and a mini layer cake with the mocha frosting.
ingredients:
out of the oven:
frosted cupcakes:
and mini cake:
problem is… the cake was underdone!!!! (we celebrated a little while ago) but keith ate it anyway...and loved it.. keith prefers a wet cake (yes, insert joke here).
and now we are under the covers (yeah, saturday night- we are home with our kids) and keith turns to me and says "honey your hair looks like a texas polygamist’s wife".
he’s not wrong!
good times.
xxx
jennifer
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Wow, Jennifer! You made me smile, glad to see you baking again!! Happy Birthday Keith!
Nick Malgieri is my favorite Baker…after Martha of course.
Happy Birthday to your husband
Glad you are baking again. This may sound weird but I like my cake underdone also. Even cookies, etc. Yum!!
Sounds like a PERFECT EVENING! I’m also so happy to see you baking again! Great news! Just terrific!
Happy Birthday! how old are you?
Ditto to Melissa in NY! I smiled and was so happy, too, when I saw your last couple blogs! It’s SO nice to see you baking again and sharing it through your blog. Your cakes and cupcakes look very yummy..good job on the piping, too! Looks great! Happy birthday to your husband!
YES! I love it, it sounds like my husband and I. We just walked down to the lake and back (Lake Minnetonka) and are pooped. I told him I am going to take an AdvilPM and sleep sleep sleep.
And I have had the hair as well, (i can just see you guys laughing) LOL.
Cake looks yummy! That is too effing funny about the hair!
I agree, it’s great to see you baking again! I also love how you organize your ingredients first.
That was too funny!!! LMAO at that comment and the picture, a classic! He could have at least said you looked like a Lubavitch!! Paybacks are surely in order though!
Wifey wants the Touareg!!!
:o)
I think you found your halloween costume!
Those look fantastic. Recipe, please?
that the Texas polywog has four of your ear thingys on the side of her face??? Ewwww!!!
LMAO…your hair does look like that in the pic! Glad you baked something:-)
Happy B-Day, Keith!
such pretty cupcakes! My b-day is next week and I have been trying to decide what to make for my bday treat- thanks for the great idea!
Now all the polygamists will start complaining! That unfortunate woman could use some frosting. Looks as if she could use the Clarisonic too, poor dear.
I laughed my ass off when I saw the picture. You need to stack your hair a bit higher though and don’t forget the Aqua Net hairspray. No good Texas polygamist wife would be with out a case or two. The cake looked delicious, hope everyone enjoyed it.
Happy birthday, Keithy!!!
I have been down and that made me laugh! Your cupcakes look good too 🙂
She needs a clarasonic. Ewww.
Hi Jennifer!
Too funny on the hair..you need more height, though…LOL
Send a case of Proactiv to that polygamy chick ASAP!!! LMFAO!!
Your cake looks lovely! Glad you got back in the kitchen! (Better to be in bed,though)…
I am baking tomorrow!
Happy b-day Keith-y!
Now, go give Keith his b-day present…you know…
muwah..
I’m IMPRESSED!!!!
you made me laugh this early morning. cakes look great. happy b’day to hubby.
Would you like some cake with that frosting? WOW!
Jenny Hutt – you are baking again…
Forgot to wish Keith a happy B-Day! Does he get to read these blogs?? If so, Mr. Hutt, a happy belated birthday to you! Secondly, you have yourself a catch there in the misses! I too got extremely lucky with my find, however, it took me several disasterous mishaps to find her, but a find nonetheless. Cherish every moment and live each day as if it were your last!!
Be well!
you do not look like a polygamist’s wife! You need alot more height on top, really bad skin, a much submissive nature and ummm, well cannot even comment on those HIDEOUS sleeves!
I achieved the Indian squaw look one night. Flat head on the top with dark sting hair down the back. I was hot!!!!!!
Nice job Jennifer. I can see much improvement in your baking skills.
Happy Birthday Keithy!!!!
I do so miss him calling in once in a while, I think we are do for on aren’t we??? XOXOXO
you look fine girl….:)
I had to delete my MYSPACE & FACEBOOK pages
so you may have lost a friend on those sites but i am still a listener & i am still here,,,
Casey Anthony cracks me up did u see those Target videos?
no stuff for Caylee?
Hi Jennifer,
I decided to look at the website again to see what was up, and I was SO happy to see you baking and generally enjoying life. You truly made me laugh when I read your blogs (especially the hair one)! Thank you so much for sharing your stories and recipes!
The TP Wife is a mere child she is probably 17 years old hence the skin challenge. These girls are roped into this life style with no clue to the outside world. Their cloistered existence is to be pitied not made fun of honestly The homemade clothes they sport are no doubt wal-mart 1 dollar a yard specials and the fitting techniques would have Michael kors and nina Garcia gag. the sleeves– way to much fabric and they are too cheap to gather the sleeve cap and ease the fabric into the arm hole on the garment The solid color does not suit her skin tone as it washes her out They don’t cut their hair for religious purposes I guess to hell with hygiene. What kind of soap do they use to bathe?? I understand lye soap is good for this particular skin condition but do they have granny Clampetts lye soap recipe??
Honey did you bake the cake layer in the oven with all the cup cakes?? My guess if you did– the time allotments would need to be extended for everything to bake thoroughly do not despair hmm did you notice the underdone cake layer prior to frosting the cake I know silly– question but I wounder if you had — if you popped it into the micro wave oven on a paper plate would that have solved the problem Your frosting has such volume is it whipped cream??
Keithys cake/cupcakes looks so good. I wish I was friends with you.
Beautiful cake Jennifer! You have outdone yourself with the frosting, the piping work is excellent. Keep up the great baking..and Happy Birthday Keith.
Good job baking Jennifer. You ever notice how you see no minorities in those polygamist sects. I glad they think they’re special.
Obama-Biden: We all special, you special too!
Happy Birthday Keith!!! You are a total gentleman and I am so glad I got to meet you in Vegas!!! So Jenny, how many wives does Keithy get for his birthday, now that you have taken the FLDS look??? LOL Your cake looked delicious!!
OMG!! You are a polygamist’s wanna-be!!!:) Too funny. The cakes looked great. Happy Birthday to Keithy.
Keep on cooking Jennifer. It all about the fun of cooking and the love for those we do it for. Thanks for sharing with us.
Looks like our Jennifer is on her way back. May yet be two steps forward to one step back, but on her way. Yea!!!
Hi Jenn, glad to see you back in the kitchen again. Please post recipes, I can not afford to go buy a book everytime I like one of your baked goods.
Thanks!
have u figured out that good enough is often more than enough! it’s a good thing
((((Jennifer)))) You’re just TOO cute for words. I wish you’d write a book — just about your every day life — something like what you do here — but much more detailed and in depth. The cake looks like it came from a fancy schmancy bakery and LOOKS so … well, you take one piece and give the rest to me kind of good. Okay, one bite for you and the rest for me. The cupcakes are storybook cute.
OMGoodness, you COULD live in, erm, THAT place in Texas. You DO look like THEM — you just need a little more pouf!
Happy birthday to Keith!
Love, Dresden
Too f****ing funny! I can soooo relate. Sometimes I braid my hair before bed and we joke how sexy my Amish look is…
I just want to eat the entire cake while watching Sex and the City…
Have you ever attempted Black & White cookies?
If ever I’m having a bad day and not feeling great about myself or my life, I can look at the picture of this Polygomist wife and be grateful I am not her!
HA HA HA!! How funny of him to notice.