And to close the week out...

I experimented and used some leftover batter I had from two different jobs this week. The week old batter still worked fine - just didn't rise much, which wasn't surprising. The 2 day old batter worked much better - so good to know! I sent these with Chris since he was going to a friend's house to watch the Steelers game. Yeah, yeah - I know the pink cupcakes weren't very guy-friendly, but at least I used black & yellow liners!!!

This is a chocolate chili cake with chocolate ganace I made for my friend Tracy's birthday - at her request. We used to get a great chocolate chili cake at a restaurant here before they took it off the menu, so I hope it comes close!

Her birthday was Friday, but since she was out of town - we're celebrating tomorrow night. The cake has quite a kick to it - I hope she likes it!

And now I shall rest...until Thursday, when I have a 60th birthday cake to make!