Sometimes, I forget just how much I like to bake.  Which sounds really silly because I bake weekly.  

But I'm not talking about cookies.

I'm talking about cake.  Not cake from a box, but cake from scratch. Which is even funnier, because I don't really even like cake.  I'm an ice cream kind of gal. 

But when you're getting some girls together for dinner, a movie, wine and pedi's...then cake just seems like a must do. 

So I opted for my favorite chocolate coca-cola cake with chocolate coca-cola ganache.  

This cake ranks at the top of my dessert list (other than ice cream!)  I'm pretty sure it's because I don't care for buttercream and this ganache is the perfect combination of light, chocolately deliciousness. 

The cake is light and fluffy, too.  

It was also delightful to make a cake for friends.  

There's a lot less pressure than when the baked goods are for a customer. 

I'm not going to share the recipe, because honestly, all I did was google 'chocolate coca-cola cake' and used the first recipe that popped up.  I was going for simplicity, so I just followed the recipe.  Not much skill involved at all.  I wasn't worried about icing the cake perfectly or having it be level, I just wanted to enjoy the act of baking and the end result.  

Delicious cake, Delightful evening with dear friends.

Mission accomplished.