I poked into the bookstore on the way home last night to browse and thaw my toes (just a little bit).  I came across Nigella Lawson’s Feast in the bargain bin pile.  This tomb of a cookbook was on sale for $20.  Woo $20!!  Any Nigella recipe I’ve ever made has turned out.  Including baked goods.  And I am no baker.

When I flipped through the book, I saw she had an entire chapter devoted to chocolate cake.  In fact, she calls it her “Chocolate Hall of Fame”.  Inside the hall of fame was a recipe for a Guinness beer chocolate cake with fluffy white icing - making the cake resemble a very squat pint of beer.  Sold.  What recipe could possible be more boyfriendly than beer cake?