I no-doubt inherited my father’s obsession with chocolate. However, I definitely did not inherit his affection for chocolate-and-fruit. I like my fruit, and I like my chocolate, but not together in the same bite. It’s just one flavor combination I’ve not come to get along with quite yet. I put fruit in my salad, that’s a big step. But like I said, Pops likes his chocolate any way he can get it, very much including pair with fruit. And he’s really got a thing for cherry chip cake. With chocolate frosting, of course. My mom used to make it from a box mix. Recently though, I had a thought. I should make cherry chip cake for my dad – surprise! So I did it. I made a cherry chip cake – from scratch. Chopped the cherries and all. And covered the whole thing with chocolate. Just how I know the old man likes it. Isn’t she purdy?? The funny part of this story? When I delivered this special cake to my Pops, he was ecstatic. A little… too ecstatic? Apparently (ahem) the box cake mix for cherry chip cake is out of production. Aka: they’re not making it anymore. And dad has been pining for some of his favorite cake. Oh. Yeah I knew that, that’s why I made this cake…. 😉
