everyday cake and the great frosting debaucle
somewhere in between walking home from french class and piles of unfolded laundry to put away, this girl got a hankering for cake. i debated walking up to grab a cupcake somewhere, but felt lazy and knew i would buy a bottle of wine in addition, thus doubling my expense and caloric intake for the evening.then i remembered something i had read earlier. the lovely miss molly from orangette published a post today about this easy bake cake or every day cake or something like that. i remember thinking it looked pretty easy, so i sat down at my computer to check the ingredients.
everyday cake
although she recommended whole wheat flour, i only had white and figured it would suffice. i was not about to let some damned variety of flour get in the way of my craving, so i printed out the recipe, kissed the saint goodnight (did i mention it was 11pm), and got to work.
blending the butter and sugar base
how can it possibly go wrong with these two as the base ingredients?
adding eggs to butter mixture
in another bowl, combining flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg
blending this mixture
the two bowls about to combine
the epiphany
this mix is seriously way too good
happily safe in my (fortuitously newly bought) springform pan
once this lovely was placed in the oven, i pondered what to do next.
i consulted another opinion:
did i want a cake without frosting? the recipe didn't call for any toppings, but i was really wanting some frosting.
to frost or not to frost...
so i went ahead and melted the butter, chocolate, and milk in a saucepan.
frosting beginnings
let's just pause here for a moment because this is the last i saw of edible frosting
blending the butter and sugar base
how can it possibly go wrong with these two as the base ingredients?
adding eggs to butter mixture
in another bowl, combining flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg
blending this mixture
the two bowls about to combine
as i blended these two mixtures together, it suddenly occurred to me that i had never made a cake entirely from scratch before. i suppose i am now a woman.
the epiphany
this mix is seriously way too good
happily safe in my (fortuitously newly bought) springform pan
once this lovely was placed in the oven, i pondered what to do next.
i consulted another opinion:
did i want a cake without frosting? the recipe didn't call for any toppings, but i was really wanting some frosting.
to frost or not to frost...
so i went ahead and melted the butter, chocolate, and milk in a saucepan.
frosting beginnings
let's just pause here for a moment because this is the last i saw of edible frosting
what a waste! i threw the frosting down the drain and did the dishes while i waited for the cake to finish baking. after 20 minutes, i pulled it out and tented it so as not to burn the top. after another 15 min, i took it out and it was perfect!
after another 20 minutes of cooling, i tasted it. OH SO GOOD. i actually think this would have been ruined by chocolate frosting (if you can imagine such blaspheme) for it is much more a "afternoon tea cake" than a decadent dessert.
under this definition, i was able to justify having another piece before i went to bed (with port) and can foresee a similar justification for breakfast (with coffee).
kicking ass with cake,
crm
10 comments:
That was awesome. Did Miss O get a taste after being asked for her opinion? Seems slightly unfair to ask for advice and not reciprocate with a little tasty morsel.
Oh dont worry, Miss O got her treat alright. Joel successfully rewarded her with her first bites of beef jerky.
she
went
nuts.
huh. i was just saying to my hubby bubby that i didn't expect your voice to sound like it does...i don't know what i expected, but it was fun to see the vid and hear your voice for sure! cake looks good...i want to kiss your kitty (the purring was SO LOUD!!!)
Oh - that cake looks so good! I'm so impressed that it came out as good as it did (my cake making attempts never come out that perfect :)
Welcome Mme.
To the Illustrious and Elitist World
OF
Women who Bake Cake from Scratch.
Your charter membership apron should be in the mail.
And I'm coming over for cake.
Tonight.
So don't gimmie no back talk!
So I just watched it again (mainly to see you stick your fingers in the goo) and laughed, every bit as hard as I did the first time.
I think that you need like, oh, at least one video per week just so I can giggle at you from up the street.
youtube route is GREATLY appreciated. none of this exasperating "buffering..." business. hate that business.
secondly, i just watched these videos again and it made my day, which is saying something lately. i love how your plume enamel ears match your apron.
one of these days i'm going to be there and i'm going to be the one taping. i promise not to zoom in on your nostril.
all my love.
she.
i guess that it is a good thing that you live way up there and i live way down here because i would totally kidnap (or do i mean catnap?) your little feline. i love her to pieces! i'm so glad that you have a little kitty girl to love.
ps-thank you for the voicemail. i think i was changing a poopy diaper.
Two things:
"naked cake..." SNORT
I want my kitty back.
great photos on your blog, love everything in a big pyrex bowl
dallas
http://dillydalas.blospot.com
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