I had friends over for dinner tonight and I decided to make the first chocolate cake I’ve made since moving to Japan.  I have been making fruit cakes that involve a lot of preparation and thankfully the chocolate cake was much quicker to make.  One of my friends was concerned with my obsession for removing fat from cakes but this is one cake that really needs the butter.  It was moist, rich, and incredibly yummy.  It’s not something I would make all the time but it makes a great special occasion cake.