The Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker

Well here I am again, just another day in Paradise. Well something about me, when I am stressed or when I want to relax I BAKE. I think I am pretty good at it. Well some co-workers found out that I enjoy doing this and down came a request. "Do you know how to make Italian Cream Cake" asked one of the co-worker while all the others started "mmmmm", "yea", "oh yes make one!" Well truth I had never made one and flat out told them and they got disappointed. So I said ok, being that it was one of my co-workers Birthday. I told them I would bring one Friday, which is tomorrow. So here I was trying to figure out which one of all the recipes that I found to use. I finally decided on this recipe from a Bed and Breakfast in Tennesee (us southerners know how to bake!). Well after 2-2.5 hours, I found out this was the hardest cake I have had to make! I will not be making this cake again any time soon! This is the first cake that I have baked that was falling apart on me! Boy it was hard to keep together. Dont know if that is a good sign or not but I was not pleased with all the work that created! I think I know why they put pecans on the side of the cake. Seems like that was the easiest way to cover the crumbling of the cake. That is the bakers trick if something has an inperfection, cover it or draw the attention away from it by making things busy (i.e. designs, stars, lines, etc.). It keeps the eyes away from the mistake! Ok next time you see a cake or desert you will be looking for this. Don't know how it came out, I guess I have to update you tomorrow! But I do know that the badder tasted good! I could have licked the whole bowl clean! Ok so I did! LOL

ALBERT