WTF? Is March the official 'Cakes for Jenn' month?

No post for 2 weeks - that's what happens when I get a stomach bug! That's not to say that I haven't been baking after I recovered. Terry is a tad bit jealous because apparently I've been baking too many cakes for Jenn. The Chocolate Lover's Angel Food cake I made last time was because Jenn's birthday was approaching and chocolate angel food is her favorite cake. Then there was the mock angel food with chocolate frosting for her son's 2nd birthday party. Finally, it was the chocolate angel food cake again with milk chocolate buttercream for her birthday.


Mock Angel Food with Chocolate Frosting - AKA Sullivan's Yo Gabba Gabba Birthday Cake
Sullivan's birthday party was delayed for a couple of weeks, but apparently enjoyed the mock angel food cake. Older brother Lincoln was a fan of the frosting (what 5-year-old isn't?). I will ask Jenn for pictures and post them later.

Chocolate Lover's Angel Food with Milk Chocolate Buttercream
This was for Jenn's birthday on March 18. I didn't serve it with Raspberry sauce; instead, I made an extremely simple milk chocolate buttercream. It was simply melted milk chocolate and bittersweet chocolate mixed with butter. It was literally melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Of course the recipe came from the Cake Bible.

One thing I need to figure out is how to let melted chocolate cool to room temperature but not have the edge around the bowl harden. The last times I've used melted chocolate in icing it has ended up with bits of hardened chocolate in it. Very frustrating....

Personally, I wasn't a huge fan of the cake, but Jenn said it was great. When we cut into the cake at work, I had a couple of bites and then just threw away the cake - saving the icing of course!!! I think that some of my issues with the cake have to do with the fact that I got the flu 24 hours after I made it the last time!!