#MEwx Not quite as cold, sunny and Lovelight Chocolate Cake

Good morning Augusta.

If you want to se weather readings from my personal weather station in real-time click here.

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with expected highs in the upper 20s. Winds will be light and variable.

Tonight we'll have mostly cloudy conditions with scattered snow showers and patchy freezing drizzle. Not as cold with lows around 18°F. Winds will be remain light and variable.

The wind direction is East Northeast between 0.1 MPH and 2.5 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.59, the Absolute pressure is 30.39 and steady with a weather graphic indicating Sun.

We didn't receive any snow here over the past 24 hours.

Our outdoor temperature is 3.0°F, the humidity is 62%, the dew point is 7.4°F and our wind chill is 3.0°F. 

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with sunny, clear blue skies.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, the moon is 0.3% illuminated, the moon phase is Waxing crescent, sunrise is 6:57 am↑ 113° Southeast, Sunset is 4:48 pm↑ 247° West, Moonrise is 7:41 am↑ 120° Southeast, moonset is 5:18 pm↑ 243° Southwest and we'll have 9 hours 52

Minutes of daylight today.

 

Okay, it's been nothing but low-fat and diet type recipes since two days after Christmas. Time to get ready for Valentine's Day. You Can fit into that slinky outfit now, right?

 

LOVELIGHT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Note: Since it's valentines Day, feel free to use a valentiney-type shaped cake pan, you know, a heart or something else suitable suggestive.

 

1.         Grease and flour 2 round cake pans, or one 13"x9" pan.

2.         Beat until frothy 2 egg whites.

3.         Gradually beat in ½ cup sugar; continue beating until very stiff and glossy.

4.         Sift together into another bowl 2 ¼ cups sifted cake flour, 1 cup sugar, 3 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. salt.

5.         Add ⅓ cup vegetable oil, ½ cup milk.

6.         Beat 1 minute on medium speed.

7.         Add ½ cup milk, 2 egg yolks, 1 ½ tsp. vanilla.

8.         Beat 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly.

9.         Fold in meringue.

10.       Pour into prepared pans.

11.       Bake at 350⁰ for 30-35 minutes in layer pans, or 40-45 minutes for larger pan.

12.       Ice as desired.

 

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