See the magazine in this picture? It was totally worth the $9.99 in the grocery checkout line. Filled with beautiful cakes and cupcakes. Great recipes for cake, frosting, and ganache. I have devoured it several times.

So, why am I calling this the “Sorry, Martha” cake? Only because it isn’t beautiful. It tastes wonderful and decadent. I made the “One Bowl Chocolate Cake” recipe from page 81, but failed to entirely follow directions. I thought my 8-inch pans looked too full…and they were. I was supposed to divide the batter into THREE 8-inch pans. So, the cake is awkwardly tall. Kind of like me in the 6th grade. To cover it, I made the “Chocolate Ganache Glaze” from page 83. It is lovely and tasty, but my method of pouring it on was pretty messy. I’ll do better next time!

In the mean time, my sister and I raised a glass to Martha as we ate a piece. Only a small one, though, because it’s richer than a lottery winner.