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Happy Hour and Dessert in Capitol Hill

  Happy Hour Street Tacos with Carne Asada and a Miami Vice from Poquitos.  Poquitos is located in Capitol Hill and they're serving up authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Their happy hour deal is a good one- during Ocho hour, everything on the happy hour menu is just $8! I went with a Miami Vice, a classic Pina Colada with Strawberry. This blended cocktail was so fruity and delicious. To eat I had two Carne Asada Street Tacos and a Birria Poquitos Burrito. The Burrito was small and served with a side of Consommé sauce. Both food items were tasty and satisfying.  My husband also had some Street Tacos and a Margarita from the happy hour menu. My sons had a Cheese Quesadilla and beans and rice. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. I first visited Poquitos in 2012, also for happy hour, and I remembered liking it then, too. It was time for a meal there again.  For dessert, we walked about ten minutes west to  Voodoo Doughnut . The Seattle location opened late last ye...
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Chocolate Cake with Pink Frosting

For our Wedding Anniversary I made a chocolate cake with pink frosting and sprinkles. I had found a cute cake stand and some fun napkins at Target. I did a two layer cake which was a first for me and took quite a while. Since it was my first time, putting on the buttercream on two layers was difficult. I've made buttercream and frostings before and always liked the way it tasted, but this time it didn't turn out at all. Which is sure a shame considering how much I love frosting. The cake part turned out great and we all loved the way it tasted. I used a chocolate cake recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction. Her Triple Chocolate Cake recipe hit the spot and I'd recommend using it. 

You can use any frosting recipe you wish. Her recipe comes with a chocolate frosting recipe I should have used instead. You can find the recipe here. My frosting tasted too much like butter, even though I added extra milk and powdered sugar. I did like the pink color, at least. Making a layered cake is fun and feels fancy presented on a cake stand. But for my next special occasion, I may just leave things to the professional bakers and buy a cake. 




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