Chocolate Cake

Edwin made chocolate cake today, which is his way of getting rid of stress. He’s been working pretty hard lately, especially with AP World History and Algebra II. Since they’re both advanced classes and he’ll still take the AP exam this spring, they haven’t really slowed down much since the closing. I made him run a little with me today, and I used the cake as leverage: he could use all that butter, cocoa, and eggs if he pulled on his running shoes.

The cake was an Italian chocolate sponge cake with chocolate butter cream frosting. He’s all about presentation, so he sprinkled it with chocolate sprinkles and white pearl candies. He then found my glass cake stand to display it. The cake itself turned out kind of dry, which he attributed to over-beating the whites – not sure about that- all I know is that the frosting was divine.