[BONUS] A Chocolate Cake That Celebrates Mothers—Lost & Found

<p>First up: A food writer's reflection on loss and grief—and the untold power of a mother-knows-best birthday cake.</p><p>"I think food can serve so many important functions, specifically in grief. It is a way to nourish us, physically nourish us, at a time when we are just feeling so weak and so sad and so, maybe incapable of nourishing ourselves well." —<a href="https://food52.com/users/192927-lisa-ruland/articles">Lisa Ruland</a></p><p>Referenced in this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://food52.com/blog/25811-my-family-recipe-quick-easy-chocolate-cake"><i>A Chocolate Cake That Celebrates Mothers—Lost & Found</i></a> (Food52)</li><li><a href="https://food52.com/recipes/84627-chocolate-cake-with-whipped-cream-frosting-recipe">Chocolate Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting</a> recipe</li></ul><p>Find more My Family Recipe episodes <a href="https://food52.pod.link/my-family-recipe.auto?pdst_key=ba2c4b157119471fa6506fa42f231f76&pdst_group=0e4134095a1a4e50a493aee0fd582f72&pdst_label=cHzYONC6">here</a>.</p>