This has it all. All the chocolate. Inside and outside. There’s cocoa, melted chocolate, chocolate chips, ganache, you name it, it’s in here!
The batter was huge, the cake is huge, and it’s so soft it just melts in your mouth. I saw this recipe and instantly had a chocolate craving that could only be cured by this cake. The original called for sour cream, but I thought greek yogurt sounded better. Plus, now it’s a high-protein cake so it’s healthy!
Memorial Day weekend flies by way too quickly. I lost my aunt Diann on Thursday, and it was such a shock that I baked away on Friday to distract myself. We left for family camp on Friday evening and just got back home on Monday afternoon, so it sank in slowly. She would have been 69 on Saturday, and she was always smiling. I miss her already! One of the last things she told me was that she loved my blog. Now every time I’m baking or blogging, I think of her and it makes me smile. It’ll be a long time of healing for my family, but we’ll get through it together as always.
My mother-in-law, Lori, is super sweet and thoughtful. She adores her kids and considers their spouses to be her children, too. When I asked her what she wanted for Mother’s Day, she requested “something lemon”. I knew just what I wanted to make for her.
I am so excited to share this recipe with you, especially because I’m eating it as I write this and it’s making me happy. Seriously, the lemon zing will wake you up, the moist cake will cheer you up, and the sun will start shining again! That’s what happened when I ate it today, anyways. Continue reading
