From Scratch

Josh had a "work" potluck type function to attend in late June. Our dish to bring was dessert. Being the end of the month, and as always, short on cash. I had to improvise, using what I had around the house to make an appetizing dessert of some sort. After flipping through one of the many cookbooks I have, I decided to try this, a Chocolate Cake roll. Basically it is a variation of a jelly roll. But, I made it completely from scratch. That's right, me, the one who burns chocolate chip cookies half the time! Some small, but amazingly delicious, substitutions were made. For example, instead of filling it with a traditional whipped cream frosting, I filled it with an amazing cream cheese frosting. I topped it with sliced almonds and homemade chocolate sauce. Impressed? I totally am stunned that I pulled it off, it looked decent, and was not only edible, but incredible!