Third Cake

 

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.