The Story:
I got stood up.
I lost to a soccer ball and it was quite pathetic. An afternoon in the kitchen with me baking this beautiful cake or 2 hours in 110 degree heat watching a bunch of men run around? The guy chose to ditch me and my sweets for the sweaty players in matching outfits.
Ouch.
I guess my track record isn’t too good with men given my last few encounters. (The sneak attack and the pansy boy.)
Maybe I should straighten my hair and carry around a plate of vegetables…
Blackberry Forest Cake
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake:
- 1 Box Devil's Food Cake Mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 C. oil or melted butter
- 3/4 C. milk or buttermilk
- 3/4 C. sour cream or plain yogurt
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Whipped Filling:
- 2 C. heavy whipping cream
- 1 small pkg. instant pudding mix white chocolate or vanilla flavored
Chocolate Ganache:
- 1 C. chocolate chips
- 1/3 C. heavy whipping cream
Blackberries and Cherries for decoration
Instructions
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease pans or line with parchment paper.
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2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl and set aside.
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3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, oil, milk, sour cream and vanilla extract until smooth.
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4. Stir in cake mix.
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5. Fill cake pans. ! used 3 8-inch pans but you can to 2 9-inch or whatever you have on hand!
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7. Bake for about 15-25 minutes, just depending on the thickness of your cake. Test the center of your pan with a knife, poke it through and if it comes out clean (without any gooey batter on it) then it's done!
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8. Let cool.
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9. Whipped Filling: Using the whisk attachment on your Kitchen Aid or a hand beater, whip your heavy whipping cream and pudding mix until stiff.
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10. Chocolate Ganache: Melt chocolate chips and heavy whipping cream together in the microwave until smooth. Heat for about 40 seconds, remove and stir. Continue in 15 second increments until smooth.
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11. To assemble, layer cake, whipped topping, and berries until you reach the top of your cake. Then top with warm chocolate ganache and a mound of berries.
Seriously??!! Jerks all. I got stood up for my 10th grade homecoming and when my Mom drove me to the school to at least hang with my friends, said guy was dancing with another girl. I was crushed. I recently found out that he came to a fairly bad end so I guess God, the universe and everything did me a favor.
Oh goodness! My Prom date didn’t know my name… haha!
Some men are jerks 😀 There’s one out there for you. one who isn’t afraid of your awesomeness 😀
HEY NOW! If you straighten your hair and eat veggies I’ll quit reading! Also, 98% of boys are jerks. His loss
ahhh this looks soooo good!! don’t worry lizzy!! you’re too good for all those boys anyway! 😉
You should have walked on the soccer court with this amazing looking delight . It would have stopped those silly boys in their tracks!!!! Then you could have your pick……
Who needs boys/men when you have such a talent – they are missing out and you and enjoying the accolade of your true friends for the delicious recipes you keep producing – well done !!!
Someone out there will appreciate your curly locks and baking…I found mine 🙂
The cake looks so fantastic! Lizzy, be thankful that those guys went the other way. Somewhere out there your Prince is waiting for you. Trust in Heavenly Father and remember it happens when you least expect it. Keep being Lizzy! Hugs!
This cakes looks Amazesball!!! Can not wait to try it. And honey, this guy did us all an extremely great favor…he simultaneously let you know, he wasn’t worth your valuable time, and also freed you up to share with us this amazing recipe!!! Win win!!! You are AWESOME!!!
Completely agree with AJ!! Do not straighten your hair, do not stop baking, do not stop being your amazing self, do NOT change for a man.
I changed for a man once, it didn’t work out. Now I have someone who loves me for ME.
Someone will love you for you!!
Thanks for the recipes!
E
I love black forest cake, but I think perhaps more traditional. Dh loves, LOVES blackberries! If I show him this recipe, it might become my birthday cake; not sure how I feel about that…LOL
You’ll find the right guy, don’t give up!
Never, ever, ever straighten your hair! =)
Love your blog and I have been cracking up over your love stories. Your sense of humor is brilliant.
And guess what? Your dream guy is looking for his curly headed, baking goddess, woman of his dreams as hard as you are looking for him. You two meeting is inevitable. 🙂
Hi Liz, I am from Mexico and I really love your webpage! I want to make this cake but with yellow cake mix, what do you think? It is a nice combination?
I really appreciate your comments 🙂
Thank yoouuu!!
Yeah! I love yellow cake, that will be great!
Hey Lizzy!
I’m 14, and I LOVE your blog! I’ve been baking for a while now, and I was just wondering what age you started baking, and if you’ve ever thought about starting a business?
Thanks!
I was 16 when I really started to get into baking. And this is sort of a company already, but I don’t plan on opening a bakery if that’s what you mean. I’m not really settled in a town yet, so I’m not ready to set roots quite yet. But we’ll see!
I made this cake this last weekend for a bbq – so easy and delicious. Everyone oohed and ahhed over how pretty it was. I used blue, rasp and straw berries.
Sounds lovely!
This cake is stunning. Cake is so much better than a soccer, his loss for sure!
I just had to include it in our Feature Friday last week for 20 ‘Egg’stra Special Easter Desserts. Here is the link, I hope you can stop by: http://returntothetable.net/recipes/20-eggstra-special-easter-desserts/
Thanks a lot for sharing this with all folks you actually realize what you’re talking about!
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