Oh how delightful it is in North Carolina! I’m sat on a boat dock in 78f degrees with alligators swimming under me.
I shit you not. There are five foot long alligators swimming much too close for my comfort. Maybe I should stop feeding them hush puppies but
1. I don’t like hush puppies
2. If they eat the hush puppies they won’t eat me (hopefully)
Fartichokes birthday is tomorrow so I’ve escaped south for a few days to see him and get away from the sFnow! ‘im indoors texted a while ago to say it’s cold, sleety and windy. I know I’m not very nice but I was very gratified to be missing it!
I had to make a birthday cake for Fartichoke so here’s the pics. I’ll post the details on the innards later – I’m getting scared of these flippin’ dinosaurs!
Its meant to be mild back here in the UK but its not!!!! they say next week it will be so here’s hoping, have a nice time in North Carolina with all the alligators rather you than me, and that looks a delicious cake, I love chocolate and can I spot ferrero richer on the top? must take a picture of it when you have cut into it, and of course post the recipe, yum yum.
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Yes to Ferrero Rocher! They are the only bit of the cake I didn’t make from scratch. He wanted a Ferrero Rocher inspired cake so it has home made nutella, almond cake and chocolate fudge buttercream! It’s going to be extremely rich!
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Sounds nice
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Homemade Nutella?! Please share!
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I promise!!
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Oh my goodness, all the NOPE on gators. And crocodiles. I know you only mentioned one but both are terrifying! I’m impressed you fed them hush puppies! I probably wouldn’t sit on the dock lol.
That cake looks delectable by the way.
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I would like to point out I sat on the dock BEFORE seeing the alligators! I’m not that much of an idiot… (I think!) ..then again, experience states otherwise!!
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Lol!! I know some brave people so I wouldn’t be shocked to hear anyone sat on the dock knowing they were there! When I lived in Florida my mom stood on the end of a dock with a whole flock (pod, school, group??) of hammerhead sharks swimming under it! She knew they were there, too. I love her but she is bold and crazy lol!
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Are there any surprises in this “chocolate” cake?
Hush puppies are not my thing, either.
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There’s alcohol but no nasty ‘sprises 😂
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That sounds fairly terrifying! You are a braver woman than I am to be sitting so close to those beasts. That cake looks heavenly…
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Is that Ferrero Rocher on the cake? Haha. I love what you did with the cake. Holy, you are one brave woman. I’d be terrified being so close to alligators.
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Yes there are Ferrero Rocher on top but the cake is based on Ferrero Rocher flavors too.
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I won’t forgive you for posting such beautiful mouth-watering cake online😭😭 that’s just so evil to me rn because I can’t have one😞
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Gorgeous cake. What are the balls on the top made of?
No Ex-Lax in this one, or….?
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No exlax lol not this time! They are Ferrero Rocher Chocolates, hazelnut and chocolate basically. They are the only bit I didn’t make!
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I wanna face plant in that!
Alligators are retched creatures. They’re like geese, never up to any good. Had to beat one with my shoe in the park once, goose this is, shanky bastard. You should probably run.
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“Face plant on that” hahaha🤣
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I don’t like chocolate really – once in a blue moon… so this was a trial to make because all I could smell was naffin’ chocolate for two days!
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😁
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I’m gonna need a piece of that cake!! I’m from Louisiana (still here actually) and we feed gators marshmallows lol don’t know why exactly but that’s what I’ve been taught since birth 😂 have fun on your getaway!
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Now I have to go and buy marshmallows!!
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Hope you have a bloody ball, you’re not missing much this side of the water! That cake looks amazing btw! X
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How can you not like hush puppies? I can’t comprehend that sentence.
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Maybe it’s just here!
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Looks delishhhh 👀👌now I’m craving chocolate but at least no crocodiles around 😂
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THAT CAKE😍😍😍👌🏼👌🏼
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I love baking! I had a lot of fun creating that monstrosity! When I get home I’ll share the recipe 😊
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You’re pretty bitchen in the kitchen, indeed!
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Looks yummy! Well done!
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Hey, Alligators have to eat, too.
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But not meeee!! 😂
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Good call on escaping the snow. I’m here in the midwest and getting so tired of this ‘sFnow’❄️ It’s April, and the forecast is 8 inches today! The cake looks amazing and delicious. I’m sure your son was grateful!😊 Enjoy the sunshine minus the alligators!☀️☀️
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This seems to be super delicious 😍😍
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YOU MADE THAT CAKE!!! IT LOOKS DELICIOUS! As for the alligators, I feel I would have made myself as flat as possible to the floor of the boat to hide.
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