Mixed blessing, but there's chocolate

This mountain of snow outside my window, which will be there till April probably, looks undesirable, but there's a good side: the birds have seized on it as a shelter from being observed, and are flocking to the feeder undisturbed.  For them it's a lot better than a street view. So there's that. And the Carolina wren started a mating/territory call yesterday.  That, too.

Meanwhile, Valentine's Day is almost here, and I see no reason why everyone is not qualified to celebrate.  So my neighbors are in for a few treats.  If my Indian neighbors are back, they'll be included.  And definitely the people who do such a lot for me and my car, and my cook friend across the street, and maybe even the unfriendly lady whose car went away the other day. Handsome Son, of course. So I made enough to go around.

 One ordinary chocolate cake, that simple recipe, only in a glass pan because I wanted it wider and thinner than usual

Then sliced into cubes, more or less, while I get ready to melt chocolate bits

then proceed to spoon melted chocolate over each cube, adding a  whole almond while the chocolate's still wet.

And now there are supplies in the freezer and the fridge.  I also left half a dozen unchoccied, for myself, not always wanting chocolate, I know, very odd.

 I also have white chocolate chips, but they'll be used another time, for something different.

This constitutes my Valiant Valentine Bit.