TWD - Dressy Chocolate Loaf

This week I have had hair issues. One hint of moisture in the air and my hair, being naturally curly, just frizzes and gets huge making me feel like I need to carry saws with me to expand doorways to be able to walk through them. Other days, the sun is shining and I use my Instyler and pull those curls out to straight perfection. Yes, I actually have an Instyler and I love it! Have you ever noticed though that men actually define themselves by their hair or lack of it. "Oh you remember Joe Smo. He's younger than me, but has less hair." Or, "I saw Jim Beano at the store. He's going bald." Or, how about "John Frank's forehead just keeps getting higher and higher."  Also the "I wish I looked like George Clooney or at least had his hair." Chandler is always saying he will not go to a hair salon that gives those quick, cheap cuts. I tell him why not - it doesn't take an expert to cut those two hairs on the top of his head! He did have beautiful hair when we met. Sort of a mullet, but classier. Of course, if you are Shemar Moore from Criminal Minds you look good bald!  Okay, enough hair venting - on to the food part!

One of my favorite bloggers Amy Ruth of Amy Ruth Bakes is hosting this week's Tuesday with Dorie group.  Check out her web page for the recipe and to see her fabulous version of this chocolate cake.

I have good news and bad news.  Even though I followed Dorie's instructions to the letter, my cake fell in the middle.  I have never had a cake to do that before so I am not sure what happened.  Because of that, I was unable to cut the cake into the three layers it called for so I opted for two layers.  The cake was cold when I began to cut.  However, it just kept falling into pieces. 

I used Strawberry Seedless Jam for my filling.  Don't you love that I put this on a Mexican inspired plate?  It was the only square/rectangle one I had!  Here you can see the dip in the middle.

Then when I tried to frost it, the frosting was sticking to the cake and pulling off chunks of it.  I gave up on my hope of a perfect looking cake.  Even when I tried to slice it, it would just crumble.  The GOOD news is I do want to try it again though because it tasted so delicious!  I thought it was even better the next day.  My apologies to Amy Ruth for screwing up an uncomplicated recipe, but I can't wait to see hers!  And I hope you all will try this cake because it is really fabulous.  And  a perfect size cake for a dinner party.

Health Tip for the Week!  Mayo Clinic researchers report that women who enjoy a glass of wine each day are 54% less likely to gain weight. The healthier your weight, the happier your kidneys are. So get out there and have yourself a glass of red wine!