Vintage Cakes: Lovelight Chocolate Chiffon Cake with Chocolate Whipped Cream

It’s time to celebrate Mom’s birthday so I whipped up this confection.

This cake also happens to be on the back of the book.  Hers looks a lot better.

I find that I’m not a huge fan of cakes with whipped cream.  I think maybe I don’t whip it long enough, but there’s always this dire warning about whipping it too long, because it will curdle, so I get nervous.  Plus, everything slides with whipped cream. I should have skewered the cake to keep things in place.

It tasted good, though.

Three sentence movie reviews: Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Finding a movie that will please myself, my 70-something mother and my boyfriend is a tall order–one that usually involves pre-watching.  I had no time to pre-watch, so I took a deep breath and took my chances and, boy howdy, did it pay off.  This movie is funny (but with no pooping) and sweet (but not too sweet) and tragic (but not too dark) and everyone was quite pleased.

Cost: $4.99 from Amazon
Where watched: at Mom’s house with Mom and Matt

Poster from: http://www.impawards.com/intl/new_zealand/2016/hunt_for_the_wilderpeople_ver2.html

Three sentence movie reviews: The Station Agent

The tagline on the poster says it all.  I’m not sure why I put off watching this for so many years.  If you need a quality movie with a little bit of everything, this is your film.

Cost: free from library
Where watched: at home

poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2003/station_agent.html