chocolate cream cheese frosting (and yellow cake out of the box)

They say that in relationships, with time, the two people rub off on one another, change each other's habits, become more alike in personalities (and even begin to look alike in the old age). When I first met KS, he wouldn't order dessert, never craved sweets, and was rather subdued about chocolate. I quietly, and softly persisted with plying our house with good, dark chocolate, ordering dessert, and making such things as pumpkin souffles, berry crumbles, and various cookies and slowly, but steadily, I managed to succeed! Now KS sneaks chocolate to the movie theater, finishes his meal with a cookie or two and is not against dessert. I think of this as a little triumph - one more converted to the virtues of the sweet things!

There's only so much I can try to stall what I'm about to tell you, but it's time to stop stalling; I made a cake from a mix. I am ashamed to admit, but it's true. While organizing our pantry, I found this Duncan Hines box sitting in the back corner, as if hiding from me. I won't point fingers and try to shift the blame, but I didn't buy this box, so do the math.

Furthermore, KS, being a practical in all matters (I'm building a case for why I need sesame oil in our pantry because he thinks we're fine without it and I disagree) suggested that instead of throwing the cake mix in the trash(my thoughts), I actually (gasp!) bake a cake with it.

While I may have had to make a cake from a mix, I certainly didn't have to use pre-made frosting. Perhaps, I thought to myself, I could redeem myself partially and make home-made frosting instead. Ever since my last trip to Billy's Bakery, cream cheese frosting has been on my mind. Like I said, it was the least I could do.

But, I wanted something more than just plain cream cheese frosting and after found some unsweetened dutch chocolate in our pantry, an idea was born - chocolate cream cheese frosting. I was a little apprehensive at first, because you know, messing with a good thing could be a dangerous move, but then again, when has a little chocolate ever made things worse? Since I was pushing the envelope already with a cake from a mix, I figured if the frosting turns out poorly, well, at least I didn't ruin an awesome cake with it.

Surprisingly though, the cake wasn't terrible. It wasn't the most amazing cake I've ever had, but it wasn't bad either. And with the chocolate cream-cheese frosting, which turned out to be sublime, it made for a wonderful, sweet treat on a rainy Sunday night.

Despite that this cake turned out rather well, I can't really see myself purchasing another cake from a mix - the whole process made me feel like Sandra Lee. And really, making a cake from scratch is hardly a challenge and is less time consuming than baking pie - so the only points I should really get for this creation is using my resources instead of wasting them.