Spice Cake

While visiting Ohio over the summer, we made a spice cake with a top brand pancake mix.  The recipe was on the box and it looked so yummy!  Since Dad's favoite cake is spice cake, we had to give it a try!

Unfortunately, the cake was SO BAD that I won't even publish the recipe.  Not sure what the issue is lately, but I promise to find a good recipe SOON.

The Real Scoop
By Andrew

This picture was taken BEFORE we tried the cake.  If the picture had been taken after we took the 1st bite, you may or may not have seen spitting.

Marchocolate

I couldn't let this NW Ohio holiday pass us by.  For Marchocolate, we made Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake for the neighborhood kids.

Cake:
1 chocolate cake mix
ingredients on back of box
1/2 chunky peanut butter
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips





Frosting:
16 oz. container of chocolate icing
1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
1/2 cup chopped peanuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Make batter according to directions. Add peanut butter & chocolate chips.
Bake 25-30 minutes in a 9x13 pan.

Mix frosting ingredients and top cooled cake.

The Real Scoop
by Andrew

Very yummy!  We had big pieces, then had a second helping!
Deryus (in the back) did the icing.

Pizza & Cake

Place: Dewey's Pizza on 5th Ave. in Columbus

New tastes: Pine nuts & artichokes on pizza and mint cream on cake.  Not sure I would do the artichokes again, but I definitely would do another slice with pine nuts.  I'm also hoping I can find a good dessert with mint cream.  Recipes?  Suggestions?

I have no idea why I didn't take pictures of the pizzas we ordered:

• Edgar Allen Poe Pizza:  White saucee, olive oil, mozarella-fontina cheese blend, roasted garlic, kalamata olives, goat cheest, tomatoes & parsley.
• Green Lantern Pizza: Red sauce, mozzarella cheese,  minced garlic, goat cheese, artichokes & pesto.
• Custom Pizza #1:  Peppers and smoked cheddar
• Custom Pizza #2:  Ricotta chese, tomatoes & pine nuts

And then there was dessert...chocolate cake with mint cream between the layers.  Chocolate crumbs around the outsided edge, and a layer of chocolate and a layer of mint on top.  So yummy!

It's so good to share food with friends.