sometimes i startle myself with how much i can like something

yeah….now that i read the title again i feel a little embarrassed…but it’s ok, there’s nothing wrong with being enthusiastic right? My most recent startling was while i was watching conan (omg he’s so clever) and John Hamm was the guest. He’s the prince charmingly cute guy that appeared a few times on 30 rock as liz’s love interest. So i f you don’t watch 30 rock, shame on you. and you probably don’t know who i’m talking about. John Hamm is also a main character on Mad Men…but i haven’t seen it before. But…yes, john hamm, 30 rock, kenneth the page…all thoroughly embarrassingly enjoyable. OH and John Hamm says ‘TV’ with the emphasis on on the ‘T’ like me! : D

So anyways, here’s a recipe for chocolate chip pound cake! I’m not sure why i made it and i don’t think it tasted super good…but i’ll post the pictures just cause i still have them

I used a recipe from Paula Deen and added a bag of semi sweet chocolate chips. Here are the ingredients…

- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

- 3 cups sugar

- 6 large eggs

- 3 cups all-purpose flour

- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 1 cup heavy cream

- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

I used an electric mixer to cream the butter and sugar until it was fluffy. Then add the eggs slowly, one at a time.

Then sift together the dry ingredients and add them slowly to the butter-egg mixture, alternating with the heavy cream, ending with flour. haha that sounds complicated. uhmmm sift together the dry stuff, we’ll call that the flour mixture. Then alternately add the flour mixture and heavy cream to the egg mixture in small portions, ending with the last of the flour. right-o

you should end up with a batter that’s thick yet fluffy and kinda pretty

Then stir in chocolate chips! I don’t know if anyone’s noticed, but guittard is almost always my chocolate chip of choice. they’re made in california and they’re delicious. and the bag is attractive.

Then pour everything into a greased up bundt pan and bake or 75 minutes in a 315F oven.

When it comes out of the oven the top will be puffy and uneven, which means when you put it on the plate it’ll be wobbly. to remedy this, saw off the top, leaving a flat base. you can also eat the scraps to see how the cake turned out

Then turn the cake over and eat! i would suggest sifting some powdered sugar over this or maybe making a glaze so it’s prettier.

ta-da!

And for anyone who’s wondering, here’s a picture of a scene from 30 rock. he’s  handsome

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