Duff Zebra Cake

I know that lately, I'm all

Pinterest

Pinterest

Pinterest

...but what can I say

it's very inspiring

which led me to my

latest test kitchen adventure

I've seen several pictures of zebra cakes

on Pinterest

so when I was at Target last week

&

I saw this from Duff

I knew it was meant for me to make a zebra cake - STAT! 

Then I thought, " Hmm.. how do I make mine

stand out

amongst the others on Pinterest?"

Then it came to me...

Of course, PINK

instead of white

pink

 is afterall

my FAVORITE color

At first, I wasn't quite sure what I was doing.

Basically, you have your pink cake

& 

your chocolate cake

Using a 1/4 measuring cup,

start in the middle of a greased 9 in pan

(I used 2 - 9 in pans)

alternate between pink and chocolate

Pouring in in the middle everytime

I was too cautious at first,

and towards the end I realized

that I needed to fill the

measuring cup pretty full

Anyway, it still looks cool..

&

very zebra-ish

I made a traditional buttercream frosting

This pink frosting is very 1980's

I think I might try it again with chocolate frosting

for a more toned down version

..but c'mon

this is pretty fun and amazing

Stay tuned ...

there will definitely be more

zebra cake test kitchen activities

Dude, Sweet Chocolate

Dude Sweet Chocolate

is located

in the Bishop Arts District

of Oak Cliff

They let you tasted anything with a tag

which is just about everything

Here's what I bought:

Albatross

Blue Cheese Sea Salt Fudge

so, so yummy!

I shared this with my friends and a lovely Cabernet Franc

Mull'd Wine 2011 Chocolate Potion

Use this in a chocolate martini

or

over ice cream or hot brownie

or even coffee

They have also 2 other potions

One Night Stand Potion

featuring 100 anos tequila

and

Breakup Potion

featuring Breckenridge Bourbon

I cannot wait to try this, too

Smoke Restaurant - Dallas

This weekend's adventure was in Oak Cliff

We started with breakfast

@

Smoke

Hungry Bear Smoked Ham Steak

& Farm Egg Fritter

with Sweet Corn Griddle Cake

&

Dublin Dr Pepper Red Eye Gravy

 Omelet with BBQ Brisket & Cheddar Cheese

Served with a side of Cheese Grits - Hominy Casserole

Smoke

is located at

901 Ft Worth Ave

next to the

 Belmont Hotel