Hypnotized yet?

This beauty and I share the same birthday: August 22. To commemorate my b-day, I ordered this gorgeous Chocolate Hypnotic Cake from The Dessert Booth in Clinton, NY. Beautiful, intensely chocolately, and absolutely delicious, I was hypnotized for sure.

Let’s start by talking about the presentation. The Chocolate Hypnotic Cake has a flawless dome shape with a shiny coat of ganache, chocolate cake crumbs sprinkled around the edges, and a white frosting spiral to top it all off. I imagine the cake’s name derives from this trippy snow-white swirl. If you stare at it too long, you really do feel a bit dizzy. Or is that just from the hunger? Continue reading →