Chocolate Rubble Cake

We were all thrown from our beds early Saturday morning as the earth moved ferociously. Some hung on to the bed for support, some dived under door ways and others under tables.

Our swimming pool emptied 7,000 litres, some pools collapsed, chimneys fell, roads cracked, silt covered many gardens. Buildings in town hit the deck, churches crumpled, supermarket floors were littered with wine, vinegar, pickles, flour, and the like. Storage warehouses have collapsed racking systems leaving a huge clean up ahead when the major aftershocks subside.

We all wandered around shell shocked ourselves the next day taking in the enormity of it all. So we stoked up the bbq for breakfast, took water to those who have none, checked the neighbours and friends were all good and braced ourselves for the aftershocks.

Thank God no one was fatally injured during this ordeal. Top marks go to our Mayor Bob and the Crisis team for the way this has been handled and to the media for keeping everyone alerted and aware.

So what does one do when faced with this horrific, spooky, natural disaster?

One makes a cake!

I found a bowl, threw in flour, butter, cocoa, baking soda, yoghurt, coffee, eggs and gave it a good stir and shake. Cooked it for an hour in the oven and voila! Chocolate Rubble cake.

We had an earthquake post-mortem while watching the extensive television coverage with a wine in hand and Rubble cake for dessert.