Two things you want but don't know it yet...

1. Chocolate Zucchini Cake.  Our garden is booming waaay past the point of daily consumption. Never mind, there is always baking. 

Allrecipes.com describes this cake as 'fudgy', and I'd agree. It is fudgy, gooey soulfood. With undetectable veges.

For once, I followed the recipe exactly.. almost.  I subbed half the zucchini for grated beetroot and used choc chunks instead of walnuts. I feel that in cakes, nuts interfere with the smoothness of the cake-scoffing experience. Nut butter, yes, but not actual nuts. 

There is a lot of sugar in this cake (two cups). I will make it again using a combination of stevia and erythritol and see if that works. It should. Stevia tends to go well with anything involving fruit or veg.

The recipe is on this link. 

An in-process shot. No processor required.

The finished article.

This cake is best chilled. When warm it crumbles.

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2. These fancy, silver columns: Something new from Santa.

Electric salt and pepper mills!


I giggle with delight every time I season food. These are arguably the most fun kitchen thing I've ever had.

They have a light!

Even when eating by candlelight, or in an earthquake powercut, the seasoning process shall be adequately illuminated.

I don't think we are going anywhere for New Years Eve. We will just stay home, eat cake and play with the salt and pepper in the dark.

And you?