My Idea of Summer

Brenda & Tristan invited us to their new house for a BBQ Saturday. 

My assignment was to bring dessert & I knew just what to make!

 It's probably some neurotic condition or something, but I get fixated on trying to induce feelings of what I think seasons {{events, holidays, dates, GNO's, First Days of School, etc.}} should be like and it always starts with me picturing what the purest, most warm and fuzzy element of said event should be.  Usually it involves food. {{I'll just come out and admit that now.}}  Anywho... this year, Summer looks like chocolate cake.  At some time in my past there was a book and in the story Minnie Mouse makes and packs up a chocolate cake for a picnic with Mickey Mouse.  Something about that cake stuck with me and for whatever reason resurfaced as what the Summer of 2011 should be.

So, I googled recipes for chocolate cake & chocolate frosting and came up with this cake & this frosting.  They are both very simple and easy to do & use very basic ingredients, but turn out fantastic!