Bottle babies are so much work - its intensely rewarding but wow. Making up sleep takes more than half the day. Luckily Morgan (thank you Lord for sending this angel to me!) came and picked up two kittens, so I am now left with three. I've decided to name them after Harry Potter characters. Will post pics of them and their new names tomorrow!
Adoption! So Big Boy is still here and Tigger is gone. How did that happen? I'm still not sure. But he's really trying to work his way into my heart. I'm starting to melt. But then what do I do if I fall in love with one of the bottle babies or another cat or kitten? Gah. Mean putty tat!
Despite being zombie like from lack of sleep I felt like cooking dinner (farfalle pasta with a vodka sauce, spinach and chicken), doing laundry, and baking my beloved a rich chocolate coconut cake. The frosting was homemade and it was AMAZING. I actually baked the cake in a springform pan and I have to say I like the way that it turned out!
Here's the recipe although I used a chocolate fudge cake mix, I doubled the coconut, didn't use nuts, and cut the cake in half, placing a layer of whipped chocolate frosting between the layers, with sprinkled coconut, and then sealed the edges with a thin layer of the same chocolate frosting. The coconut frosting made from the condensed milk just covered the top - not enough to cover the cake entirely. It took a little extra cooking to achieve the desired thickness as well. But my GOODNESS. It was so good.
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