I have been feeling really exhausted for last two months and I ended up getting a cold on Wednesday. This put me completely out of commission. I really need to recover, not just from the cold, but from the constant work/school/housework cycle.

In any case, I’ve made this weekend a no-think weekend. I am not allowed to do any schoolwork whatsoever, only do the basic housework and rest. I get a headache if I just lie in bed so I finished some knitting projects. I made a hockey sweater for Trev, though whether he will thank me or chalk this one to the “my mom was so horrible, she made me wear handmade clothes” list, I don’t know.

In any case, I wasn’t sure I would actually knit entire sweater so I used krummy yarn, If I knit him any more clothes I will use better quality materials. It is still too big on him because I want him to wear it next year for skating lessons. It is not quite done, I still have to sew a number on the back. I wasn’t going to put anything on the front because old-timey sweaters did not have logos.

Anyhow, I am going to go back to resting now. Wish me speedy recovery!

Cake dough

8 egg yolks
1 1/3 cups of sugar (210 g)
2 cups of ground walnuts (200 g)
100g softened chocolate

10 egg whites

Filling

4 eggs
1 cup of sugar (160 g)
250g softened butter
150g melted chocolate
ground walnuts to dust the cake

Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Mix the egg and sugar until fluffy. Blend in chocolate and walnuts. Whip the egg whites separately in a cold bowl, make sure that there are no traces of egg yolks in the mixture. Blend the egg whites slowly into the chocolate mixture. Pour into prepared buttered spring-form pan. I use two pans, one with 2/3rds and the other with 1/3rd of the mixture. Bake for 40 min or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry. Cut in three layers after the cake cools. Mix filling ingredients until smooth. Put filling between cake layers and around the cake. Sprinkle with walnuts.

N.B. When in doubt the measurements in brackets are more accurate.