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Here is a Quote I made about roses. ( I took the picture too)

Layered Chocolate Cake

Layered Chocolate Cake:

Hands-On Time 

45 

minutes 

Total Time 

120 

minutes 

Serves 8

Ingredients

1 

cup 

unsalted butter (2 sticks), cut into pieces, plus more for the pans

2 

cups 

all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled

1 1/2 

cups 

granulated sugar

3/4 

cup 

unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 

cup 

dark brown sugar

1 

teaspoon 

baking soda

1 

teaspoon 

kosher salt

2 

large eggs

1/2 

cup 

sour cream

1 

teaspoon 

pure vanilla extract

Creamy Chocolate Frosting

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350º F. Butter two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans and line the bottom of each with a round of parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a small saucepan, combine the butter and 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Add to the flour mixture and, using an electric mixer, mix until combined. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then the sour cream and vanilla.
4. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool in the pans for 20 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.
5. Transfer one of the cakes to a platter and spread with ¾ cup of the frosting. Top with the remaining cake and spread with the remaining frosting.

Recipe found at www.realsimple.com

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 (12-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips, or chunks
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon fine salt

Directions

Evenly position 2 racks in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. (on convection setting if you have it.) Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone sheets. (If you only have 1 baking sheet, let it cool completely between batches.)

Put the butter in a microwave safe bowl, cover and microwave on medium power until melted. (Alternatively melt in a small saucepan.) Cool slightly. Whisk the sugars, eggs, butter and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth.

Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with a wooden spoon; take care not to over mix. Stir in the chocolate chips or chunks.

Scoop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto the prepared pans. Wet hands slightly and roll the dough into balls. Space the cookies about 2-inches apart on the pans. Bake, until golden, but still soft in the center, 12 to 16 minutes, depending on how chewy or crunchy you like your cookies. Transfer hot cookies with a spatula to a rack to cool. Serve.

Recipe found at www.foodnetwork.com

Camouflaged Animals

I found some super cool pictures of camouflaged animals. here are some of them:

Find the Owl

Find the Parrot

Find the Wolf

There are lots more to see, so go to this website:

http://www.wherecoolthingshappen.com/19-perfectly-camouflaged-animal-photos/

and more:

http://www.wherecoolthingshappen.com/15-perfectly-camouflaged-animal-photos-part-2/