Scott agreed to help me tackle the grocery shopping, and we successfully managed to track down all of the baking ingredients (in Swedish, of course) for my mom's chocolate crazy cake recipe. This required a bit of sleuthing by Scott, and a quick call home regarding vinegar selection.
This delicious cake has helped celebrate many a birthday over the years. The recipe itself isn't too complicated, but hand-mixing cake batter and frosting for the first time made this particular cake extra special. Looking back, it seems now that we were a bit spoiled growing up; there were always two electric mixers in the house. This was the result of a duplicate wedding gift and sturdy construction...my mom always thought the first one would eventually break some day, so we'd have a backup on-hand. Well, the first one is still kicking, so the second mixer finally moved out of the house with me a few years ago. Like many other things, the electric mixer didn't make the trip to Sweden. Yet despite lumpy batter and the forearm challenge of hand-mixing, both the cake and the white buttercream frosting still turned out really well. Or as they say here in Sweden, "Mums!" If there is a lesson to be learned from this birthday cake, it is to be thankful for the little things that are easy to take for granted, but can make a big difference at the right time. Just like that electric mixer back in Minnesota.
Honestly, I'm not really sure if the birthday girl (pictured here, right) even reads this blog. So Laurel, if you are reading this, we wish you a very happy birthday, and nothing but the best in your new year ahead. We love you very much, hope you're enjoying your golden birthday back home, and certainly wish we could be sharing a piece of birthday cake with you today. 
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