It took three of us to save this one- it looks much better now (see below). A few minor mistakes can add up to a lot of frustration when baking. It's chemistry. We aren't sure what went wrong- we think it was a combination of leaving the cake in the cake pans for a couple of hours instead of on a cooling rack and the consistency of the frosting. We made the cake per the recipe and then struggled a bit with the frosting. One thing led to another and it wasn't the most spreadable frosting I have ever used, but we each took some time to work with it and help it to at least cover the cake. All's well that ends well, but I think we'll stick to Publix birthday cakes for awhile...and the eggs.
Maybe you tried to do this...I think the frosting trick is to spread just a thin layer all over the cake first as a foundation, then go back and put a thick layer over that. I'm sure it tasted great anyway.
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Suzanne- that is a good idea, which I'll try the next time. Unfortunately, with this one, we couldn't spread even a little bit. But it really did taste good (and still does). We took a piece to Marilyn in the hospital and she loved it too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, ma. It was delicious!
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