Ashley's birthday was coming up and there were two things I knew I had to do. The first was that I had to make a cake that was based on the lovely cake rings she had bought both of us and the other was that I needed a new chocolate cake to make! I love my standard chocolate cake recipe, maybe too much. I've made it probably more times than any other recipe. It's just so hard to find a chocolate cake recipe that isn't rather close to what I already make.
It was quite a search, but I found this recipe for Chocolate Mud Cake. It's dense, incredibly chocolaty, and (hopefully through no error on my part) kind of flaky. To top the cake off, I knew I had to use a frosting that would come out very white. After a little searching, I found a wonderful vanilla buttercream frosting that was love at first spoonful. Easily one of my favorite frosting recipes that I've tried. It really helped balance out the serious chocolate-ness of the cake a bit, too.
I liked the chocolate mud cake, but it really might be a little too much chocolate for anyone who isn't a serious chocoholic. It was nice to try a new recipe, but it makes me realize why I use the same old recipe again and again. You can't possibly go wrong with this cake!
