When I was a little girl, my mother took me to some function where there were Asian chicken wings on the buffet table. I have always loved chicken wings, and these were wonderful.
For years, I have been trying to duplicate them, never with success. Either they were burned, or they tasted flat, or they were too salty, or they were too sweet, or they were not brown at all. Yuk! Well, I was determined to finally start the New Year with a great recipe.
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This afternoon, when I went to the grocery store on a hunt for something good for dinner, I was walking down the tuna oil and a man was perusing the various cans of tuna. I made a remark that the Tonno Genova Tuna packed in olive oil had better taste, and was better for you, …
This Chocolate Cake with Mocha Frosting was inspired by a comedy bit done by Bill Cosby in 1982. I have loved Bill Cosby all my life, from watching I Spy with my mother, to watching The Cosby’s in the 1980’s. My father had his 1982 album Himself with the classic bit about giving kids chocolate cake for breakfast.
When it was announced that women had come forward accusing him of drugging them and forcing himself on them, I was really shocked. It didn’t seem that Cliff Huxtable could do something like that. But, you never know, these things to happen and just because you are a rich, well-known celebrity doesn’t make you innocent or have the issue go away. A jury found him guilty and I think it is the right and just thing to do.
With that said, I debated taking this page down or removing the references to him. But, then, I thought, no, this is genuinely funny stuff. Just because Mr. Cosby is a sexual predator doesn’t mean that his art should suffer, too.
Bill Cosby Himself – 1982
One of the funniest bits of all time is the story of Bill Cosby’s wife finding out that Bill had given the kids chocolate cake for breakfast. Well, if Bill’s wife had tasted the chocolate cake I made yesterday, maybe she would not have had a conniption. If you have never seen or heard that bit, read the transcript of Bill Cosby Gives the Children Chocolate Cake for Breakfast or see the video below. I promise you will laugh until your sides hurt.
The classic comedy routine is the inspiration for Chocolate Cake with Mocha Frosting. This is one of the moistest cakes you will ever have, and it stays moist, even for a few days.
In Act 5, Scene 1, of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, King Alonso asks his jester, Trinculo, “How camest thou in this pickle?” And the drunk Trinculo – who has indeed gotten into trouble – responds “I have been in such a pickle since I saw you last …”
