I married the boy who once made my life unbearable because he promised he wasn’t that person anymore. On our wedding night, he looked at me and said, “Finally… I’m ready to tell you the truth.”

This recipe captures that moment—the sweetness, the tension, the layered complexity of forgiveness and revelation.

Because like a torte, life is never just one flavor.

Ingredients

For the Chocolate Cake Layers (The Past)

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

2 cups granulated sugar

4 large eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract