If you know me, you should know that I'm not too big of a "sweets" person nor a baker... but for some reason I've been craving a homemade chocolate cake. So what better way to end a relaxing day-off then to bake the Pioneer Woman's "The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake Ever?"
Well aside from the endless amount of utensils and measuring needed, here's another reason why I stray from baking... it's always a MESS!
The only switch I made from the original recipe is using dark cocoa powder rather than regular, and skipping on the pecans simply because I didn't have any around the house...
Prep took longer than the actual baking time which was on 20 minutes! Love it.
Sooooo yummy and luxurious. Well I suppose with the amount of butter that went in it, it ought to be yumolicious!
With some vanilla ice cream it was purrrrrfection!
Since I'm on a low grocery budget after the move-in expenses, dinner was another brainstorm of things to cook with what's on hand. Open fridge: chicken. check! lemons. check! capers. check! Chicken piccata it is! :)
I pan seared the thin strips of chicken first... (simply w/ some s&p and dried oregano)
Then I sauteed diced shallots and crushed capers in the same pan with some fresh lemon juice and caper liquid! mmmm LOVE zappy, zingy, citrus-y sauces!
Then in goes the chicken, more caper liquid and lemon juice w/ lemon slices on top. Everything to simmer.
I threw it next to some leftover pasta that I sauteed with carmelized onions, baby arugula, and EVOO. So pretty on my purple plate.
Not sure what I will come up with next with what I've got in the fridge (which sadly isn't a lot), but one thing I know for sure is that I've got me chocolate cake for dayssss. Haha.
