It's been another day of baking, baking, baking! I made several treats today with the full intent of taking them all to the local Ronald McDonald House. I'm a volunteer there, although I have to admit that since I experienced a life change last November (future blog topic!), my ability to physically go volunteer at the House on a regular basis has been difficult because of work demands. So I bake a load of good stuff and take it in every so often. Sometimes I take a car load; sometimes I just go in with a couple of batches of cookies. Either way, it's something I love doing. And they never tell me to stop, unlike some of my poor co-workers, one of who blames me for her only having one pair of jeans that now fit. Drats.
So, here's a picture of the car load (this time) of goodies that I took in today:
There's Banana Peanut Butter Bars with Chocolate Frosting in the bottom corner, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies in the center, some Zucchini Nut Bread in the upper right hand corner, and next to that, some Vanilla Cherry Bars. At this point, you may be asking yourself, "Prey tell, Traci! What is that glorious thing in the upper left hand corner?" Oh, oh, oh... you will be so glad you asked! That, my friends, is the Chocolate Bliss Bundt Cake. Here, let me give you a close up!
This beauty is LOADED. It has chocolate pudding, chocolate chips, chocolate ganache, some caramel sauce, and just to make it over-the-top, a chopped up Snickers bar on top!! A friend of mine at work (lovingly) calls it "The Diabetic Coma Cake." Ya wanna know how to make this decadent creation? Here's the link!
Chocolate Bliss Bundt Cake
This recipe originated from Betty Crocker, but originally used a cake mix. I modified the recipe to be a from-scratch cake because I just don't keep cake mixes around, but I always have all the makings for an improptu bake-off.
As I wrap this up, I do have a horrible confession to make. My Weight Watchers effort has not been so successful. I'm not giving up...but, my initial enthusiasm seems to have left my being. Double Drats. Oh, and as a sidenote, I have made the Chocolate Bliss Bundt Cake several times, but have never tasted it even once; I'm diabetic and I at least try to be careful about the sweet treats that I taste. I've steered clear of this one so far, out of pure and unadulterated fear that I will cave and it will live up to it's nickname that my co-worker has coined for it! I felt like I should add that little bit in, as it seems kinda funny that I'm showing such an insane recipe followed by my woeful cries of WW failure.
Ok. Enough of that. Back to the good stuff! I also planted a garden for the first time in forever and have been getting a few lovely zucchini squash from it. Isn't it just amazing how things always just taste better when they come straight from your own labors? Once long ago, I remember having zucchini boats, and I thought they were fabulous - so I was adequately motivated to go get some ideas on making my own delicious concoction. The husband doesn't like squash, so I'm on my own with this one. Who would have thought that his dislike for squash would be stronger than his love for bacon? I, for one, am shocked.
I personally think that the bacon and the onions are key to the flavor, but the bacon could be left out for a nice vegetarian meal. And for anyone wanting the link, here it is: Cheesy Bacon Zucchini Boats
Enjoy!
"With the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible."- Julia Child
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