Hands down, my favorite season is fall. I love the changing leaves, the subtle chill in the air, and the comforting feel of being cozy and warm in my favorite sweater.
But something happened this year.
I think it was the severity of winter. The endless winter weather storm warnings, the huge mounds of snow piled as far as the eye could see, the bitterly cold air that sucked the life right out of me.
This year, I have craved spring.
If I close my eyes I can get lost in the thought… the warmth of the sun on my skin, the baby blossoms emerging from a seemingly lifeless tree, the hope of something new.
Uh, where was I again?
Oh yeah. Cake.
Pink and yellow danced around the outside of this cake.
The inside, however, was a whole nother story! (Sadly, I brought this cake to my in-laws for Easter and failed to get a picture of the inside. My apologies!)
I made a chocolate hazelnut cake with a vanilla hazelnut buttercream frosting.
I have to admit, I sorta loved it.
The chocolate was luscious and scrumptious and toothsome.
I just learned the word toothsome and have been dying to use it. It means delicious or tasting very good. I think we need to get toothsome its rightful place back in common language.
I am just thankful that there is another word I can use that means delicious. I say delicious a lot. Like… in every single post I write. I have an addiction to the word!
But no more! From now on I am saying toothsome!
You’ve been warned.
I must tell you though, the combination of this cake and frosting is sweet. As in your teeth might tingle from the sweet. As in you might lapse into a sugar induced coma sweet.
I have painstakingly trained my taste buds and body to accept mass doses of sugar for most of my life, so I can take it. My hubby had to take a break while eating it.
Lightweight.
Think you can take it? 😉
Oh my goodness, this sounds and looks incredible. Your blog is amazing, you are so talented. I will be lucky if I ever get to be half as good as you haha.
Congrats on the new addition to your family,by the way 🙂
Never without fail, beauty and sweetness! Thank you!
so often i’m amused by people who claim something is ‘too sweet’ or ‘too rich’ and can’t finish their portion. i laugh to myself, and then i eat what they’ve left behind. 🙂
oh wow that is so pretty!!!
Toothsome indeed, Amanda. And very spring-like.
Well I say, deliciously-toothsome! I love the way you decorated this cake too.
Your cake looks so lovely and fun and spring-ish. I think it’s awesome! And I also think ‘toothsome’ is an awesome word 🙂
Chocolate and hazelnut has always been one of my absolute favorite flavor combos, so I know this must be delicious! I love how you decorated it too…simple and lovely, but striking.
Beautiful cake. I did try a version of your red velvet cake but I used a different blogger’s red velvet cake recipe that didn’t really turn out. Thanks for the idea to use cool whip in a pinch. It worked great. http://dinnertime.typepad.com/blog/2011/04/moms-birthday-cake.html.html
Beautiful cake. It reminds me of the color of all the tulips that are blooming around my neighborhood.