Challenge Accepted

{Connor's birthday request...homemade bundt cake}

Everyone gets to pick a special meal and cake in my family. Sounds pretty great until the requests start getting a little extreme. I haven't hit the hardest part as of yet but I never hear "cupcakes" anymore. I accept the challenges that are thrown my way and the idea that I may be able to make some small wish come true is worth any effort that may be involved. Not to mention that, but my grandmother's bundt cake pan hasn't seen the light of day since before I was a college coed. I needed to get this bad girl back in rotation. 

 The recipe is simple and I just loaded all the ingredients in my stand mixer and went at it for a few minutes. Honestly the most important part is the flour and butter you add to prep the pan. If that isn't done correctly you have a sticky situation. Hearing her slide effortlessly was heaven. I may have cheered for a minute but no one was watching.

2 3/4 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 c butter softened

1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)

1/2 cup sugar

1 tbsp vanilla extract

4 eggs

1 cup buttermilk

4 oz finely chopped semi sweet chocolate

homemade whipped topping

Happy Birthday!