Sleeping with the pjs inside out, throwing snow seeds out in the yard, snow dances sometimes is necessary to get a snow day. And finally we got not just one but two in the last few weeks. Spring’s around the corner so I’ll take them!
It seems this winter has been quite the bust in snow department. So, up and out this morning to shovel and clear the sidewalk then I can bake. I have never been able to figure out why but people go crazy if the word snow is in forecast. Frenzied shoppers flock to the store and in a panic empty the shelves of bread, milk, and toilet paper. Just how much toilet paper are people going to use in day or two? Oh, I make sure we have staples to see us through but I always stock up on the necessities of butter, eggs, flour, and chocolate. When it snows I bake.
Now that we had another storm yesterday and had a snow day wanted to make something quick and easy so I made chocolate chip cookies.
With so few snow days this winter and the first snow day of 2015 I made a deep, dark gingerbread cake. It was perfect since my mom surprised me last Christmas with a snowflake bunt pan. Over the years I have owned my share. Sand castles, trees, sunflowers, now a big snowflake to add to the collection. So after returning from the cold and a warm breakfast in my stomach, now it was time to pay homage to the snow gods that heard my calls for snow. I found the recipe online from Food52. It’s a very dark and not overly sweet cake. Just perfect to eat while snuggled up by a warm fire with a warm drink.
This recipe was adapted from http://foodhttp://food52.com/recipes/32198-faith-durand-s-dark-molasses-gingerbread-cake I did not make the icing and made two separate cakes
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| All stocked up on ingredients for cake |
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| Gingerbread Cake for snow days |
And now for the cookies and to take them to the neighbors. The chocolate chip cookie recipe is adapted from Martha Stewart. Used chocolate crunchy Valhrona chocolate pearls as well as milk chocolate chips. http://www.marthastewart.com/344840/soft-and-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies
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| Chocolate chip cookie time |
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| Warm from the oven cookies and ice cold milk. |