I'm a HUGE lover of cake, and I especially love, love, love birthday cake.  I think the reason being you've already got a smile on your face before you even take the first mouthful.  Maybe it could also be that you HAVE to have a slice.  No excuses.  No guilt.  It would be rude not to! 

If I had to pick my all time favourite cake, it would be a light and fluffy sponge cake with lashings of fresh whipped cream and loaded up with strawberries.  Bliss!

So why do you see a chocolate cake before you.......

....especially as I've mentioned time and time again that I'm not a lover of chocolate cake - I find it way too rich and end up always feeling a little ill after eating it.  Because of this reason I tend to avoid making it, however as it was my brother's birthday (see here) and at the request of my gorgeous niece and nephew - a chocolate cake was made.......

Chocolate Buttermilk Layer Cake

recipe courtesy of Donna Hay

If only all chocolate cakes were like this!  It may look rich and over the top, but I can assure you that it's not.  It's light, fluffy and the addition of cream cheese in the frosting makes it so much more palatable.

Lucky there was leftovers!

BIG THANKS to Miss M and Mr H for their request.  Good work guys!x