Monday, March 23, 2009

Let Them Eat Cake.

Sunday was Sweetie's birthday. I asked him what sort of cake he wanted, because around here, you get what you want... once a year. He asked for vanilla cake with chocolate frosting and he wanted it from scratch. Alrighty then... Betty and Duncan (Crocker and Hines, that is) were getting the day off, but I wasn't. I found exactly what I was looking for here at Fine Cooking with the added bonus of being 4 layers and having a raspberry jam/Grand Marnier filling.

He couldn't wait to dig in, although security tried to hold him back.
My evaluation... Making the cake was easy. The frosting had quite a few steps and nearly every measuring cup and spoon in the house had been dirtied. The cake could have been a little more moist, and the frosting seemed at bit too buttery, but the birthday boy was happy.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

that cake looks amazing...and a Grand Marnier filling...oh my.

Lorilee said...

The cake looks delicious! I love the photo!
Blessings,
Lorilee

Clare said...

Grand Marnier. Bliss. Wow, that cake is a Beaut! He must have been very happy. Happy Bday to him.

Kitt said...

Awesome cake! That there's true love.

And the photo is priceless.

Happy birthday, R.!

Anonymous said...

Delish-mouse as my grandmother used to say. And make no mistake, Betts knows how to create a celebration.

Photo a tribute to my parents who I honored on Facebook http://tinyurl.com/dyb5yn

Rick in VT

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