Devil's Food Cake as Procrastination

So... I have like 4 different assignments due this week, which is equal to like 20 pages of writing. And I need to study for the GRE. And I need to finish my grad school application.

Also, I missed a class today because I felt badly.  Turns out, I had two assignments due in that class today.  So, instead of being responsible and doing my work, I decided to bake. TWICE.

Baking usually equates to a rough day in my life.  Today was a rough day for the whole suite...

Grace, poor Grace, spent 3 hours with a bunch of 50 year-olds, talking about her lack of kids and a spouse.  Anna had one of her students poop in his pants.  Ellie has a test tomorrow.  Ryan ate half a chocolate cake and a brookie today, so something must have happened. Kathleen, well, I actually think that Kathleen had a pretty good day...

All of this equates to us sitting around our common room, listening to Backstreet Boys and eating the delicious Devil's Food Cake that I made earlier.

There's always tomorrow to do work... =/

Damage control...



Devil's Food Cake
from King Arthur Flour's Baking Companion

12 Tbsp butter
1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup natural cocoa powder
4 large eggs
1 1/2 milk

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Cream together butter, sugar, salt, baking soda, and vanilla extract until fluffy and light (at least 5 minutes).

3. Whisk flour and cocoa powder together in a separate bowl.  Sift if lumps remain.

4. Add the eggs to the butter mixture one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Slowly blend one third of flour into the creamed mixture, then half the milk, another third of the flour, remaining milk, and the remaining flour.

5. Pour into greased pans (2 8-inch round pans or a 9x13 sheet cake pan).  Bake the cakes for 30 - 35 minutes.  Remove cakes from oven.  Cool for 5 - 10 minutes, then remove from pan.

And, yes, I did cheat and used bought icing... I can't always be Martha Stewart.