It was a chocolate cake kinda' day!

This is my very first blog ever... no pressure since I don't expect a huge following and doubt anything I would say (or do) would make any life altering differences! Yet, having said that nevertheless Brooke is a blogger and now so am I!

This is a BIG year for me! I was 50 in January! I don't feel it- a closer look around my eyes and I'm thinking I look it! But, I didn't dread it or even think about it alot. In March I will be married 30 years. I tell you "the time flies" thing that you've heard all your life- it's so true!

I love to bake! When bored, when down, when all else fails... bake! The sweeter the better! Today, on this rainy day I woke up thinking I would try a new chocolate cake recipe- so I did!

New to me but an older recipe. I love allrecipes.com and the reviews are so helpful but I googled this one and it's a keeper! The cake and frosting are from scratch and although that can be scary this wasn't at all. It was delicious and moist and pretty... need I say more!

Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:
2 cups flour

1 2/3 cup sugar

2/3 cup Hershey's unsweetened cocoa (or other high-quality chocolate)

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

3 eggs

1 1/3 cup water

1 cup Hellman's (Best Foods) real mayonnaise

Frosting

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine (I used butter)

2/3 cup Hershey's unsweetened cocoa powder

3 cups powdered sugar

1/3 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease & flour bottoms of 2- 9" round cake pans. In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, soda & powder, set aside. In a large bowl with mixer at high speed, beat eggs, sugar & vanilla, scraping sides of bowl occasionally, for 3 minutes or until smooth & creamy. Reduce speed to low; beat in mayonnaise till well blended. Add flour mixture in 4 additions alternately with water, beginning & ending with flour mixture.Pour into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.Remove from pans; cool completely on racks.

Frosting-Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, mixing between additions. Use more milk if needed (I did not need any additional milk). Add vanilla and blend in well. Frost cake adding about 1/3 frosting between layers and the rest to cover top and sides of cake. Enjoy!