movies and cake

So, first off, sometimes guests are just cranky and make work no fun at all!! so thats that. Now, last night I was making a cake (cuz it was Jack's (guy from work) birthday) but I didnt have a cake mix so I had to make it from scratch and it was DELICIOUS!! so I thought I would post the recipe cuz its so delicious.

2 cups sugar
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING(recipe follows)

Directions:1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.

2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.

3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING. 10 to 12 servings.

VARIATIONS:
ONE-PAN CAKE: Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350° F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.

THREE LAYER CAKE: Grease and flour three 8-inch round baking pans. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost.

BUNDT CAKE: Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost.

CUPCAKES: Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups. Heat oven to 350°F. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely. Frost. About 30 cupcakes.


"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.


I did not use the frosting recipe, so idk how that is, but the cake itself is so yummy!! Now, on to movies. Tonight I went to see Clash of the Titans. I have heard very mixed reviews about it, and so I wasnt sure if I would like it or not, but Haley my roomie :-) wanted to go watch it, so we did and I really did like it. It is not a movie that i will buy, but I would watch it again, I wouldnt pay for it at a theater again, but I would definately watch it again.

Oh, one more thing, today at work, we had an auatomatic power disconnect on the ride...while we were doing the ride through. So I was about to leave, when someone called at photo so I ran to the ride and hung out until they got the ride moving again. Every time I do the ride through at night I hope that theres not gonna be an estop, so from now on, I will REALLY be hoping that theres not an estop while im not the ride cuz that would not be cool. and I still havent done an evac and I thought I would get to today, with having the ride down twice...but not. grr!! I JUST WANNA DO AN EVAC DANGIT!!

night everyone!! :-)