Whoring for the church

I've gained 6 pounds (no kidding) because I've been baking for the semi-annual church bake sale. Chocolate chip pecan cookies , chocolate crinkles, peanut butter cookies and chocolate spritz cookies. I love to lick the bowls. But that's not where I got into trouble. It was fuckydamn's birthday cake she made for her husband. Words cannot describe this gastronomical gift from the food gods. I saw the cake on FoodNetwork's Throwdown with Bobby Flay. It was the cheesecake episode. Bobby made this phenomenal Caramel Apple cheesecake (which won) but it was up against a Devil Food Cheesecake. What is so amazing about a Devil's Food Cheesecake? This ain't no ordinary cake. It's a four layered cake. yes, a 4 layered cheesecake. The devils food cake is just three layers, but between the first and second layer of the decadent cake is a hidden layer that is a cheesecake. This thing is so amazing, that the FoodNetwork will not even have a photo of it on their website! And between these layers of heaven is this fluffy fudge icing. It's very fudgy, yet light. It's a miracle icing.

She didn't have a cake plate that was high enough to hold this 10 inch tall cake so she gave me half of it. Except for the one large slice my son took, I ate it all. Yes, I say that proudly. If you had it in front of you, you'd eat it all too. I promise. Here's a photo of the SMALL cake recipe. Picture it in your mind with two more layers of cake.