Happy Ground Hog Day

So, it looks like we are in for an early Spring.  It doesn't surprise me since we really never had Winter and it's felt like Spring/Summer here already.  Oh well, maybe next year.  I made the after school kids these cakes yesterday.  They were so excited when they walked in and saw them.

 You can find my recipe here:  http://octoberfarm.blogspot.com/search?q=ground+hog+cakes

 Make sure to use good chocolate.  I buy mine at Trader Joe's.

 And make sure to take time to thoroughly butter and flour your pans.

 I frosted these with a silky ganache.

 The dirt is made by processing thin mint chocolate cookies in your Cuisinart.

 This year I added tinted coconut for the grass.

 These might look cute but they are a decadent, rich, moist chocolate cake.

And if you don't want to invest in a bundt cake pan, go to a local thrift shop.  I found these for 99 cents each.