But, let’s face it. I love you guys! I’ve been thinking about this day coming up for a few months now. I knew I wanted cake. The cake was the easy part. Chocolate, peanut butter, caramel, salted peanuts, chocolate ganache, cheesecake – it’s got everything you need (yes, need). But what to write? How to sum up the craziest year of my life? How to keep my ramblings here under 3000 ridiculously mushy words? Because, remember — we’ve got cake to eat. I remember when this was just a thought, and it was just a thought for a long, long time. I started dreaming of starting a food blog in the summer of 2013. We were renting a tiny little house in the country and had no internet, but I would search Pinterest for all kinds of answers about starting a blog, taking food photos, writing a blog, managing a web site, and working with ad networks and sponsors. Yesterday I talked about how my view of what food bloggers do has really changed, and the interesting challenges food bloggers face. Today, we’re talking about everything that’s been accomplished. There are bigger blogs (only about 436,000 of them), but I’m still super proud of how far The Recipe Rebel has come. I’m really happy with the way the year has gone. I feel like I’ve learned a lot, and I’ve improved in so many areas already. I know I have a long way to go, but I’m eager to learn. Because, hey, to practice means I get to play with food. And chocolate. And sugar and butter. Just a few of my favorite things. But today, we’re celebrating everything that’s been learned. We’re celebrating all 1, 221, 884 of you who visited The Recipe Rebel over 2 million times. So….. THANK YOU! There’s absolutely no way I could be where I am without you guys, so I wanted to make you something special. I wanted an over-the-top recipe. I wanted something unique, and when I searched “snickers cheesecake cake” on Pinterest, I got nothing. I got snickers cheesecakes, and snickers cakes, but no snickers cheesecake cakes. So here it is, friends. Aren’t you glad you stuck it out this far? The rich chocolate and oozing caramel is coming. There are layers of the best chocolate cake ever, a soft and mousse-like chocolate peanut butter cheesecake, peanut butter frosting, caramel, salted peanuts, chocolate ganache and chopped Snickers bars. Because we’re celebrating! There are a few steps, and it can be a bit time consuming. It’s not hard though, and it’s totally worth it! I recommend making the cake over the course of a few days, and I highly recommend freezing the cakes and cheesecakes solid before assembling. Chocolate cake recipe from Hershey. Create an account easily save your favorite content, so you never forget a recipe again. Register Now Tag @thereciperebel or hashtag #thereciperebel — I love to see what you’re making!
