I had never heard of Dorie Greenspan before last year.  This is clearly an indication of my lack of awareness of the world of professional baking rather than an indication of Dorie’s level of fame/success/kitchen-goddess status/baking prowess/general awesomeness.  Realistically, Dorie is probably one of the most well-known bakers around.  I just live under a rock … apparently.  Thankfully, some food bloggers got together and through their group, Tuesdays With Dorie, began working their way through Dorie’s latest masterpiece of a cookbook, Baking: From My Home to Yours, one recipe at a time.  Following these weekly postings from this mega-collection peaked my interest and immediately, this was my Number One cookbook request from Santa last year.

I have been waiting for the opportunity to break open this baking manual and a dual birthday celebration was the perfect excuse!  Since I had been given the go-ahead for a chocolate indulgence cake, I figured there was no better place to start than with the cake that started it all.  The picture on the cover that implores you to pick the book up, to open it, to buy it, just to find out about that cake!  In fact, I’m fairly certain that my dearest friend Em (who is quite the magnificent baker herself) bought the book because the cake on the cover looked so good!!

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