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title: "2 Chocolate cake Quotes By Stacey Ballis"
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> [“I begin to describe a three-tier cake. The bottom tier would be a deep, dark devil's food cake filled with thick chocolate custard. The middle tier would be a vanilla cake filled with a fluffy vanilla mousse and a layer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/i-begin-to-describe-a-three-tier-cake-the-bottom-tier-would-be-a-deep/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

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> [“Herman and I have been doing a lot of talking about the cake the past couple of days, and we think we have a good plan for the three tiers. The bottom tier will be the chocolate tier and incorporate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/herman-and-i-have-been-doing-a-lot-of-talking-about-the-cake-the-past/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

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## More by Stacey Ballis

> [“Jack was the kind of guy you could take into any situation and he would figure out how to fit in. Wayne, not so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/jack-was-the-kind-of-guy-you-could-take-into-any-situation-and-he/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

> [“Volnay is prancing, head up proudly; her squat little bowlegs producing a smooth gait that would make the dog show people preen. She carries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/volnay-is-prancing-head-up-proudly-her-squat-little-bowlegs-producing/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

> [“Deciding that he was essentially useless, I made him a large glass of sangre del tigre- "blood of the tiger"- a lethal Bloody Mary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/deciding-that-he-was-essentially-useless-i-made-him-a-large-glass-of/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

> [“I cooked with so many of the greats: Tom Colicchio, Eric Ripert, Wylie Dufresne, Grant Achatz. Rick Bayless taught me not one but two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/i-cooked-with-so-many-of-the-greats-tom-colicchio-eric-ripert-wylie/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

> [“Last night I read about a dish Gemma made for the staff for breakfast, which sounded really good despite its horrible name. Toad-in-the-hole. Seriously,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/last-night-i-read-about-a-dish-gemma-made-for-the-staff-for-breakfast/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

> [“I'm going to explode," my dad says, rubbing his stomach gleefully. He's just put down a massive sandwich piled with corned beef, pastrami, chopped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/i-m-going-to-explode-my-dad-says-rubbing-his-stomach-gleefully-he-s/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

> [“Miss A-la-na here seems to think that my pork medallion with caramelized-onion pan sauce is a little heavy-handed, that the onions need a lighter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/miss-a-la-na-here-seems-to-think-that-my-pork-medallion-with/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

> [“Relax, princess. If your prince arrives, I'll vacate. Just keeping you company. Besides, he should know better than to leave a beautiful girl waiting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/relax-princess-if-your-prince-arrives-i-ll-vacate-just-keeping-you/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

> [“Yeah, just what I needed, a massive three-day Hostess binge, followed by a week of trying to replicate recipes so that if no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/yeah-just-what-i-needed-a-massive-three-day-hostess-binge-followed-by/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

> [“Going to the gym...all those people who always told me that you get addicted to it, that endorphins kick in, that eventually you crave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/going-to-the-gym-all-those-people-who-always-told-me-that-you-get/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

> [“This year I am doing praline pecans, an old favorite family favorite, easy and addictive. And a festive holiday dark chocolate loaf cake, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/this-year-i-am-doing-praline-pecans-an-old-favorite-family-favorite/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

> [“I pick up my teaspoon and take a small bite, and am transported. The cake is nutty and moist, the cream with the barest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/i-pick-up-my-teaspoon-and-take-a-small-bite-and-am-transported-the/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

> [“Yep," I say, cutting a large slice of the Dutch Baby pancake and sliding it onto her plate along with two pieces of thick-sliced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/yep-i-say-cutting-a-large-slice-of-the-dutch-baby-pancake-and-sliding/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

> [“The cake is pretty simple; they didn't want anything too fancy. Two tiers. The bottom is the Frango mint tier from the cake contest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/the-cake-is-pretty-simple-they-didn-t-want-anything-too-fancy-two/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

> [“In a frenetic whirlwind we chop and dice and mince, turning anything we can think of into a possible pizza topping, and packing them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/in-a-frenetic-whirlwind-we-chop-and-dice-and-mince-turning-anything/)

[Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/)

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