I knew I had to make the chocolate cake that gets abandoned by the six nitwits in the cabin who all split up and go their separate ways. Never, ever split up when you’re staying in a cabin in the middle of nowhere says every horror, suspense, mystery novel/movie everywhere.
He put down a huge platter of meat–ribs, steaks, chicken breasts. Then he returned with sides–macaroni and cheese creamy and gooey, Brussels sprouts crisply browned, potatoes, salad. The silent young woman assisted. Hannah watched that spider tattoo as she filled everyone’s water glasses from the pitcher.
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger
Hannah’s stomach was trembling, and she really did not want to hear about ghosts.
“A decade ago–more,” said Chef Jeff. “A man murdered his family on the property.”
Three couples are invited to a cabin in the middle-of-nowhere for a weekend getaway. But they each have a hidden past and someone wants them all to pay for their secrets.
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger is a moody, creepy, and suspenseful thriller. And so fast-paced. It’s a bit superficial, in the best possible way. The characters are mostly ridiculous and, truth be told, I hoped half of them wouldn’t make it out of the cabin. It’s also low-key scary. I was a bit dissatisfied with the ending since some people got off too easy with their crimes, but I’d recommend it if you’re looking for a quick, fun read.
I had to recreate the creepy dinner where the chef tells the six friends about the murder that happened at the cabin.
I whipped up some macaroni and cheese. I followed this Half Baked Harvest recipe for the Brussels sprouts and potatoes. Then used the marinade for the chicken breasts.
Finally, I grilled the marinated chicken breasts on our raclette.
And a moment to gush about our raclette? If you’re unfamiliar, raclette is sort of like fondue. Instead of melted cheese in a pot, though, melted cheese is added to diner’s plates and poured over boiled potatoes, meats, veggies, basically anything you’d like. Traditional raclette has this giant grill thing set up over a giant cheese round and the warmed up cheese gets regularly scraped away and onto people’s plates. Brice and I visited Brice’s sister and her husband back in 2017 over Christmas when they were living in France. We visited again Christmas 2019 when they were living in Belgium and both years for New Year’s Eve we had raclette and now it’s a tradition that Brice and I have continued!
If you like entertaining, it is such a fun dinner party idea, though maybe not the best dinner party accessory if lots of little kids are attending.
Finally, I used black cocoa powder to make up a batch of my favorite chocolate cake. For the icing, I used my favorite cream cheese frosting recipe (I use honey instead of golden syrup and skip the lemon extract) and added cocoa powder and melted chocolate until I had the consistency I wanted.
Novel Bakery 
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