{dragon chocolate cake anyone????}

A cake so special it deserves its own post! Don't let the pictures deceive you...this isn't your average chocolate birthday cake. First of all, Steve's grandmother is famous for her homemade chocolate-y delicious fudge cake. I had never attempted to make this infamous cake before until today! Every year as a child and even as an adult Steve always had this cake for his birthday each year. So today we made a dragon chocolate fudge cake!


I won't even pretend that I was the one who "designed" the dragon you see before you! That would be the ever so clever and OCD husband of mine--Steve! Hunter got a huge kick out of watching his dad create a fire breathing dragon right before his eyes. It was a lot of fun--and a great ending to a wonderful weekend filled with good friends and some dang good chocolate cake!

Here is the delicious recipe if you would like to make your own: (fire breathing dragon optional)

Fudge Cake:
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1/2 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. baking soda
{set aside}

1 c. butter
1 c. water
3 T. Hershey's cocoa
{bring to a boil}

2 eggs beaten
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 t. vanilla
{add to flour and boiled mixture}

Combine all ingredients together in electric mixer
Bake @ 350 degrees for 20 min.

Frosting:
1/2 c. butter
4 T. Hershey's cocoa
8 T. milk
{bring to a boil}
1 pk powder sugar
1 t. vanilla
{mix all together}

Enjoy!