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I eventually want to decorate at the end of September and have it up till the new year 😅😅... Lazy, maybe. Lol

But I like the idea of having a nightmare before Christmas theme but gruesome yet can fit the Thanksgiving vibes...

I don't celebrate Thanksgiving or Christmas. But I love Halloween and the togetherness of the holidays. Anyway, which one is your favorite Halloween outdoor decor? If none, show me what you got and post a pic.

National Chocolate Cake Day is a nonofficial holiday which is celebrated on January 27 each year. This day is to commemorate this sweet treat that’s been a part of American society for about 252 years. It’s a great day to learn about the chocolate cake, or more likely, to serve up a plate of this delicious dessert. After all, we don’t really need to have a birthday or anniversary to enjoy some chocolate cake.

Many people believe that chocolate cake has been around since ancient times but that isn’t really true. While it is true that the ancient Egyptians were the first to bake cakes and that chocolate was first invented over 3,000 years ago by the Aztecs, the pair didn’t join up until about the middle of the 18th century in America. This is when Dr. James Baker and a chocolate maker teamed up to make the first chocolate cake in 1765.

Dr. James Baker had learned how to make chocolate by grinding the cocoa between two large millstones at his local mill. However, the process was laborious and time-consuming. It wouldn’t be until 1828 when Conrad Van Houten learned how to mechanical extract the fat from cacao liquor that the process became quicker and chocolate became less expensive. This made it more available to the masses.

In 1847, one of the first chocolate cake recipes was published by Eliza Leslie in The Lady’s Receipt Book but American households really didn’t begin to add chocolate into their cakes until about the 1880s. They wouldn’t do so until the 1920s. This is when a food company based in Pittsburgh named P. Duff and Sons created the first boxed cake mix. During the 1930s, they would go on to create a devil food boxed cake mix but unfortunately, they had to put it on hold due to rationing during World War II. After the war ended, General Mills and Duncan Hines took over the market with their cake mixes. This is when the chocolate cake really began to take off in America.

What is your favorite type of chocolate cake?

We're about to end the 10s as we are in the holiday season of the year. It's also been two decades since the 21st century and for the last 30 years, everything in the world has been developing and transforming. We are in a generation where people now use phones as a source of everyday life.

My personal favorite is the 00s since hip hop and emo were the most popular that I imagine this decade being the most stylish. And yeah technology already took over that time but I also miss texting on flip phones and playing our PS2! I remembered Beyonce, Usher, Alicia Keys, Nelly and 50 Cent as well as FOB, MCR and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Emo still rocks my heart as I like wearing ripped jeans with a black jacket.

This decade is actually not bad either since there were also movies that I loved such as Frozen and Moana. I like that memes were made since it actually takes off my stress when I scroll through Facebook and Instagram. in my opinion, the singers of this decade are: Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, Drake, Cardi B, Post Malone, The Weeknd, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande.

The 90s was also cool but some of its rock songs weren't as fun like the 00s as it was mostly grudge but I adore rappers like 2Pac and Biggie Smalls! And when it comes to ballad music, 90s is the best decade because Mariah Carey is such an inspiration. For the boybands, both BSB and N'sync also contributed to the 90s as well as Boyz 2 Men and 5ive. I'm not a fan of Titanic though, sorry.