Name: A Day in Rome and a Baci Chocolate Birthday Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour; 1/4 cup cornstarch; 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons baking powder; pinch salt; 2 cups sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 cup homemade buttermilk*; 1 cup warm water; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil ((I use corn oil)); 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 1/2 cups whole/ heavy or whipping cream; 1 cup mascarpone; 1/4 cup Nutella; 6 Baci Perugina Chocolates

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A Moist Delicious Chocolate Cake, filled with a Mascarpone Cream Filling and then topped with Baci Chocolates. The perfect Birthday Cake for any and all Chocolate Lovers.

Chocolate Cake

As usual it was a wonderful visit but of course one that ends much too soon. My eldest daughter Erika, came home to Italy for her 26th Birthday!

We miss her and we love her visits.

Birthday’s are also the day my kids choose their cake or at least the ingredients for their cake for me to make.

Her first choice was a Chocolate and Raspberry Cake, but unfortunately I could not find fresh or frozen raspberries anywhere.

So we went for the second choice which was a dark chocolate cake, but it definitely had to include her favourite Italian Chocolates. Not Ferrero Roche but Baci Perugina.

And of course I used my Creamy Whipped Cream, Mascarpone and Nutella Frosting. No over the top sweet Frostings for the Italians, they aren’t big fans of Butter Cream Frostings.

After celebrating with a few friends and family, the Chocolate Birthday Cake was served! And of course what’s Birthday cake without a scoop of ice cream?

This year she brought her friend Christina with her. Christina had never been to Italy so naturally discovering Rome was on the to do list.

They invited me along and of course I couldn’t say no, as I adore Rome.

The Roman Forum – The Roman Forum is a rectangular plaza that is surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings. In ancient Roman times this was known as the marketplace, “Forum Magnum” or “Forum”.

The first day we visited the usual, the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain because throwing a coin in the fountain is a must, and of course Via del Corso, every shoppers dream street, we can dream at least!

But it was the second day that once again made me realize how much I love Rome. We headed off to see the Colosseum and the surrounding area.

Rome Campetelli

chocolate cake the colosseum in the distant

Walking up to the Colosseum

The Colosseum

The Colosseum is the largest amphitheatre ever built, it could hold from 50,000 to 80,000 spectators. Construction of the Colosseum started in AD 72 and was completed in AD 80. Considered one of the new 7 wonders of the world, it is one of Rome’s most popular tourist attractions.

Inside the Colosseum

The Games

I had never seen this area before and it was breathtaking as most of Rome is.

If you ever get a chance to visit Rome, then this is the must see district.

Be sure to buy your ticket to enter the Colosseum inside and not from the many and I mean many people trying to sell you a tour ticket all for the excellent price of 35 euros when you can buy the same ticket inside for 12 euros!

Imperial Forum

Rome Celio

And believe me they are really good at making it sound so worth your while, but trust me, I haven’t lived with the Italian for over 20 years to know it’s all a preso in giro (joke).

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And yes when we got back from our amazing day in Rome we enjoyed another piece of the delicious Chocolate Cake. Enjoy!