I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday season! My waistline and I both thoroughly enjoyed our time with family and friends, eating away the days with delicious treats. Alas, we all have to return to the real world eventually. As I try to get back into the swing of things, I find myself preparing for the year ahead. This year, this involves getting ready for a beautiful wedding between two amazing people who I went to high school with. Unfortunately, their taste buds haven't had the pleasure of tasting any of my confections yet so I'm holding a little cake tasting for them. This is fun, not only for them, but also for me because I get to make a couple different kinds of cake and frostings and fillings! I hope they can find a combination that they love!
One of the combinations I made for them is this Chocolate Chianti Cake. Have you ever had chianti? It's a red wine, that has fruity notes to it and pairs really well with chocolate. I first made this cake when I created a wedding cake for two back in high school. This recipe is adapted from the wonderful
Sprinkle Bakes blog which I love and read regularly. She made
cupcakes but it works just as well in a cake form. And what can be more romantic at a
wedding than a fruity chocolate wine cake? I hope they like it! Apparently my family also enjoyed eating the extras.
