Cakes

Like many children it was difficult to make me eat my vegetables. I used to dream up new and creative ways to hide away my peas, carrots, corn, beans, etc. Some weren't so original like stuffing all the vegetables into my mouth then conveniently having to go to the washroom afterwards only to flush them...

Knock knock. Who's there? Banana. Banana who? Knock knock. Who's there? Banana. Banana who? Knock knock Who's there? Orange. Orange who? Orange Cake with Chocolate Spiced Rum Ganache, that's who. Heck yes. I know there are so many good combinations with chocolate. Chocolate and strawberry. Chocolate and banana. Chocolate and peanut butter. Chocolate and raspberry....

Generally baking is something people do on occasion. A cake for a birthday party. Hour d'ouvres for a get together. Shortbread for the holidays. Chocolates for Valentine's Day. Rarely do people bake for the fun of it. Instead baking is this stressful thing built around high expectations and consequential disappointments when it crumbles. Well last...