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Diana's Birthday

Posted by bronson Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:49:00 GMT

25 Feb:

Here’s Jacqueline celebrating Derek’s – I mean Diana’s – birthday.

Cassie and I baked a cake for them from this recipe. Recipes titles always exaggerate but it really was one of the better cakes I’ve had. It’s rich without being overbearingly sweet.

 

Some notes:

• Baking it for 25 to 30 minutes definitely wasn’t sufficient. The surface was springy but the inside was still goo. It took 45 minutes until our cake was finished. Use a broomstraw to determine when the middle is done (we just used a fork since the damage would be frosted over anyway).
• Make sure the cake is chilly before frosting it. We didn’t leave enough time so we assembled the cake warm. And we paid the price. The top half split into 3 pieces and smeared itself around the inside of the cake carrier. It was tragic. Some quick repairwork and a lot of frosting saved the day.
• You can read all the recipes you want but nothing short of actually baking a cake will let you truly comprehend the horrifying quantities of butter and sugar used.
• The batter is bitter when it goes into the oven and mildly sweet when it comes out. I’d like to know more about the chemistry of cooking.