Two weeks ago it was my turn to bake a cake for the church's Community Meal. I decided to go way out my comfort zone and try the 13" x 9" version of December's Southern Living Cake. No reason to try that one, other than it was a grand experiment.
There was browned butter, a cranberry orange filling, and a whipped cream icing. Everything went well, and it as a great cake. Only thing was, I hadn't been notified that plans were changed, a cookout was now planned with ice cream cones instead of cake.
It was ok. I had the fun of baking something different and my neighbors got cake. And two of the neighbors were having birthdays.
This week came around, time for another cake, and I decided to make that oatmeal cake with broiled coconut icing that we all baked, like probably 40 years ago. Everything went fine until the broiled icing burned. I can't begin to tell you how awful it smelled. I couldn't wait until it was cool enough to put in the trash.
Yesterday, cake three, a Mississippi Mud cake from the Cake Ladies Cookbook. I was a little anxious because the recipe didn't list baking powder or baking soda, but the cake turned out light. Miniature marshmallows went on the hot cake, then a chocolate glaze.
I just delivered the cake to the church refrigerator. I can add three cakes tried to my list of new recipes under this year's goal list.
1 comment:
Explain again why you don't live near me??????? While baking all that cake???? That blue and pink patchwork looks interesting.
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