#MEwx colder, sun and clouds with a LoveLight Chocolate Cake
I've put up an Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time weather readings from my location online by clicking here.
This morning we have partly sunny skies with highs around 30°F. Winds are West around 10 mph.
Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions during evening hours, then mostly cloudy with isolated snow showers after midnight. Lows around 14°F with light and variable winds.
We've had 0.27 inches of rain and snow melt here over the past 24 hours.
The wind is West Northwest between 3.6 MPH and 6.9 MPH.
The Relative pressure is 29.74, the Absolute pressure is 29.54 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and some clouds.
Augusta's humidity is 71%, the outdoor temperature is 22.3°F, the dew point is 14.3°F and the wind chill is 17.4°F.
Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with a mix of sun and clouds.
The UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 39.1W/m2.
The moon is in its first quarter and is 38.5% illuminated. We'll have 9 hours 39 minutes of daylight today.
Sunrise is 7:02 AM, sunset is 4:41 PM, moonrise is 10:14 AM, Moonset is xx:xx PM. The next Full Moon is on February 5, 2023 with our next new moon being on February 20.
Hey, impress your Valentine with this love light chocolate cake.
LOVELIGHT CHOCOLATE CAKE
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.
*CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE
½ cup butter
1 ¾ cups sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
½ cup buttermilk or sour milk
½ cup cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 ½ cups flour
2 cups grated zucchini
½ cup chocolate chips (or more!)
½ cup chopped nuts
Directions:
1. Cream together butter, oil, and sugar.
2. Blend in egg, buttermilk, vanilla.
3. Stir in dry ingredients, zucchini, and some chocolate chips.
4. Pour into a greased and floured 9"x13" baking pan.
5. Sprinkle the remaining chips and nuts over top of cake.
6. Bake at 325⁰ about 50 minutes.
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