Five years in the making

Over five years ago, I decided I wanted to make the perfect chocolate cake. I researched online for what might be THE recipe of all chocolate cake recipes. I then solicited the advice and assistance of my ex-chef friend and went to town. What resulted really was perfection. You can ask any of the people that were there that night. That cake was the stuff of legends. So much so, I have yet to replicate the results.

I am a baking elitist.

Every few months, I become obsessed with the idea of baking a certain item. Last Christmas, it was molasses cookies. This particular recipe necessitated so much prep work that by the end of it all, I was in need of a massage to remove the kink that had formed in my back. The results were worth it.

There are few things I research more diligently than recipes. I comb through reviews. I watch videos of preparation. I basically become obsessed until I reach some sort of self-prescribed near perfection.

Tomorrow night, I embark on one of my baking extravaganzas. I will not say what exactly I am making, only that it is something I have put on the back burner for the past five years. So, come 8 pm anyone within a fork's reach is welcome to sample my latest creation.

I am also accepting suggestions for the subject of my next baked goods adventure. :)