Put a Little Love in your Heart

Some of you may be old enough to remember a song by Jackie DeShannon with the above title.  It came out in 1969.  If you don't know the song, Google it.  It has a sweet tune and wonderful lyrics.

What does that have to do with food? EVERYTHING!! As a fellow Foodie and Sustenance Seeker, I don't think that surprises you.  I'm sure you have had people tell you that they could taste the love in the food you made, or you've experienced that yourself. 

Everything is energy. Every thing, color, word, sound, ingredient, has an energetic vibration that is felt and interpreted. Whether it is physical food or an emotion or thought, that energy is ingested by us.  Oprah used to have a sign in her Harpo office that said: “Be aware of the energy you bring into the room.” 

Here are some tips for a flow of good vibes:

• Set your intention for your day. How will you nourish yourself today?
• Be mindful of the energy that you are transmitting and receiving.
• Have some fun! Tap into your inner child and see things through a 3 year old’s eyes.
• Bring in more of whatever energy makes you feel good.
• Put a little love in your heart

I am in love with this cake:
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Best Chocolate Sour Cream Cake Ingredients

• 1 box Duncan Hines dark chocolate cake mix
• 1 - 3.9 oz box Jell-o Instant Chocolate pudding
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla

Frosting

• 8 Tbsp butter cut into 8 pieces
• ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 cups confectioners sugar
• ⅓ cup sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Spray 9x13 pan with Baker’s Joy or Pam with Flour.
2. MIx all ingredients for cake batter until smooth.  
3. Pour into a sprayed/greased  pan and bake for approximately 25-30 minutes., or until cooked.  Watch carefully and do not over bake.
4. Let the cake cool completely  before frosting.
5. Frosting - Melt the butter.  Add the cocoa powder and whisk until smooth.
6. Add confectioners sugar, sour cream and vanilla and beat well.  It will be a thick frosting.  This will be plenty for the 9x13 cake.

TipsYou can also bake in a bundt pan or two round cake pans.
It doesn’t hurt to make extra frosting in case you taste too much of it before you frost it. :-)

Gluten Free version:
Best GF Chocolate Sour Cream Cake