Q: Turn on the oven to 320 degrees F. Spray 3 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray. Set them aside while you make the cake batter. In a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt. In a small bowl, stir together the 3/4 cup of milk (save the tablespoon for later) and the vanilla extract. Set this aside. Put the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl of a stand mixer (or you can use a hand mixer). Beat them slowly till they're combined. Then turn up the speed to high and beat the mixture until it's light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Turn the speed down and add one egg to your butter-sugar mixture. Mix it well until the egg is completely combined. Continue to do this with the rest of the eggs, adding them one at a time. Add half of the dry flour mixture to your mixing bowl. Stir it together on low speed. Pour in the milk mixture and slowly stir until it's combined. Then add the rest of the flour mixture and stir until it's combined. Occasionally scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl with a rubber spatula. This will make sure there are no pockets of flour or unmixed batter. Pour two-thirds of the cake batter into a medium mixing bowl. Pour the melted chocolates and remaining 1 tablespoon of milk into the batter that's left in your mixing bowl and stir well. Pour the chocolate batter into one of your prepared cake pans and smooth the top with a knife. Divide your vanilla cake batter between your two remaining cake pans. Smooth the tops with a knife. Place 2 of the cake pans on a middle rack in the oven and the third cake pan on the lower rack. The lower cake should be in between the two cakes above it. Don't place it directly below one of the cakes, or they'll bake unevenly. Bake for 20 minutes. Insert a cake tester or toothpick into the centers of the cakes. The tester should come out mostly clean. Place the cakes on a wire rack and let them cool for 10 minutes. Then, remove them from the pans and let them cool completely on wire racks. Cut out a circle that's 6 inches across. Then cut a hole in the center of the circle 3 inches across. Place your circular template directly on the center of one of your cake layers. Secure it by poking toothpicks through the template and into the cake. Use a knife and carefully cut around the template. You should end up with one outer ring, one middle ring, and one center ring. Repeat this for the other two layers of cake. Use caution when cutting the rings of cake with the knife. You should have 9 rings of cake with 3 of them being chocolate flavored. Start by placing a large outer ring of vanilla cake on your cake stand. Smear some frosting on the inside of the ring and set the middle ring of chocolate cake into the frosted ring. Smear the inside of the chocolate middle ring with frosting and place a center ring of vanilla cake. Spread 1/2 cup of frosting over the top of the layer. Place a large outer ring of chocolate cake on top of your bottom layer. Smear some frosting on the inside of the ring and set the middle ring of vanilla cake into the frosted ring. Smear the inside of the vanilla middle ring with frosting and place a center ring of chocolate cake. Spread 1/2 cup of frosting over the top of the layer. Place the remaining large outer ring of vanilla cake on top of your middle layer. Smear some frosting on the inside of the ring and set the middle ring of chocolate cake into the frosted ring. Smear the inside of the chocolate middle ring with frosting and place a center ring of vanilla cake. Use the rest of your frosting to completely cover the sides and top of the cake. When you slice into the cake, you should see three alternating checkered layers.
A: Preheat the oven and prepare your pans. Combine dry ingredients. Stir together the liquids. Beat the sugar and butter. Add the eggs. Stir in the flour and milk mixtures. Create separate batters. Spread the batters in the pans. Bake the cakes. Test the cakes and let them cool. Create a circular template. Cut out the rings of cake. Assemble your bottom layer. Assemble the middle layer. Assemble the top layer.

Article: A potential list could include the director and staff of the funeral home, as well as people who sent flowers, prepared a meal, or otherwise helped arrange the service. Be sure to send a note of thanks to the officiant who conducted the services. If someone expressed an especially meaningful sentiment to you at the funeral, feel free to include that person on the list, as well.  You will want to have a notepad and pen handy to jot down each person's name and what they contributed. It's likely to be too much to try to remember on your own. You can delegate this task to another family member, but be sure that they get the first and last names of donors and what they gave or did for the services. People to include on your list are: pallbearers, officiants, musicians, those who made any kind of donation (food, memorial, or flowers), and those who helped you in a tangible way with the arrangements (contacting the funeral home or babysitting your children, for example).  Keep in mind that you do not need to send thank you notes to every person who attended the funeral. Only those who went above and beyond in their service or assistance need thank you notes. Everyone else can simply be thanked verbally at the service. There are many choices in thank you card design. Choose a card that looks elegant and understated. Or, if you prefer, you can buy nice stationery and fully hand-write your notes. The design, wording, and cards/stationery are ultimately matters of personal preference. Generally you should avoid sending an email or ecard in place of a handwritten thank you note, as these can seem impersonal. Regardless of what style of thank you note you select, look for blank cards or cards with minimal writing inside them. This way you will have space to write, and your thanks will stand out. Although etiquette is important, do not stress yourself out over these thank you notes. This is an instance of it being the thought that counts. Don’t worry about sending the wrong kind of card or choosing an ugly stationery. You are grieving, and these notes are simply a way for you to thank those who helped you during a tough time.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Compile a list of people to thank. Decide between cards or stationery. Choose blank thank you cards so you’ll have room to write. Keep it simple.

Q: Part of being non-attached means recognizing that you don’t have all the answers.  Perhaps you have just gone through a bad breakup.  When someone asks if you’re over it, you might pretend to be or even have plans to see someone new.  But, both habits are unhealthy. It’s okay to admit that you don’t know what you’ll do about a situation moving forward. Perhaps you are dealing with the move of a friend who you were very close with.  Though this loss will sadden you, keep busy.  Try not to let changes in the lives of others put a stop to your own. Plan a full list of things to do throughout the day so you don’t feel so lonely. Though you can’t control others, you can control yourself. If you have recently detached yourself from something or someone, make other changes in your life.  Cut your hair or reorganize furniture.  Declutter your space or get a puppy. Do something to shift your focus to something new. This will help you get used to change as a part of life and even embrace it, which will make it easier for you to stop clinging to things and people. When you feel the need to cling to someone, find something funny to distract yourself.  Scroll down your Twitter feed to see some funny memes or call up a friend who lifts your mood. You can even take this time to poke a little fun at yourself.
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Admit that you don’t know. Stay active even when things are changing. Make a change to your surroundings. Find humor in the moment.