Chocolate cake? What chocolate cake?

Can somebody please refresh my memory? I'm fairly certain I baked a chocolate cake on Sunday and that I posted I would freeze half of it. Hmmmmmm well something called kids, workmates, parents and myself happened to that. Even my X husband stole a piece. Now it's not quite all gone yet but will be tomorrow and not a slice made it's way to the freezer. This would have to be the most delicious cake I have ever made. I'd be thinking next time I have the urge to bake it it would be smart to double the mixture and then I just might have a chance to freeze some. My favourite way of eating it so far is with ice-cream.

Other than the cake disappearing faster than planned my $30 grocery challenge is going fantastic. I still have the whole $30 in my bank account which is better than I expected. I had a quiet weekend so used my sanity money to buy 2 litres of milk - $2.50 and 8 bananas $2.20 and that is all I have spent on groceries. We will just make it until Friday for fruit and veges and I found another container to mix powdered milk in so all good there too. It's amazing how much further you can stretch when you have too. I was tempted to try and make it last until next Tuesday but that will be pushing my luck and there are a couple of specials I really want to pick up this week.

Also this weekend with the groceries I will be doing something I don't often do. I generally shop at my local New World because it is close, clean, easy to find things and the fresh produce is a great quality. They have good specials but the items not on special are more expensive than Pak n Save. This week I was torn between Countdown and New World as they both had good specials on items I need this week and was trying to decide which one to go to. I have decided to go to both. New World is always handy and never out of my way which would usually be the deciding factor. However when I thought about it the boys will be at my parents while I work on Saturday and they live close to a Countdown so it's not much of a detour to go there as well. Will just have to be super careful that going to 2 supermarkets doesn't get the spending over budget.