OK, so it was 10:38 PM on Monday night. Why do I do this? I should know better by now to bake something for the first time on a weeknight. And this was after working all day, having a French lesson and then goin gto the grocery store. Did I mention that American Experience was on PBS and there was a problem with taping it? So you see what my Monday night was like.
This time I did this because I needed a cake for Tuesday night and I thought if I made it on Sunday afternoon it would be too long of a gap in time for a good cake.
This recipe was straight forward. No problems and wow the kitchen and dining room really smelled good! Only forgot to put the parchment on the buttered pans, but really no problem. The soaking of the cakes I thought went well, but when we eat the cake on Tuesday I saw that it didn't soak all the way throught the cake. Also, maybe next time chop the chocolate a bit finer. The amount of frosting at first was a concern. It worked out ok, a little tight from time time to time, but ok. My mistake was licking the spatula and beaters etc so late at night when the frosting was made with espresso syrup! Next time some chocolate covered beans for decoration!
3 comments:
Your cake looks fantastic! I was a little worried about having enough frosting too. I would definitely make more next time!
Looks good from here. I thought it could use a little more soaking as mine did not penetrate all that much, but I will work on that for next time. For there will be a next time. Love how you finished the top of yours. Nice post.
Kayte
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Looks just right.
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