5/14/17 Mother's Day
For Mother's Day, I received a cake pan with recipe included. It's definitely time to venture away from Duncan Hines. After watching the Great British Baking Show, I have been wanting to experiment with the cakes they mention. A new pan and King Arthur recipe is a good place to start. The first concern was not to over bake the cake.
With a cake in the making, I invited my brother and sister in law over for dinner. This became opportunity to experiment further with other ideas.
Recently I read an article in the Raleigh News and Observer about recipes posted on Facebook showing visual appealing foods in a time lapse video seeming to be simple to prepare. http://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article131517214.html
The author felt the foods were too loaded with fat and calories and might not be so simple to make. The author found the recipes to be more difficult than she expected and adjustments needed to be made. Of course, the appearance of the results did not match the video.
I attempted the Creamy Spaghetti Bake.
http://www.bunsinmyoven.com/2013/06/07/creamy-baked-spaghetti/
This recipe video shows up on my Facebook page frequently and I decided to give it a try. It was not difficult and resulting dish was delicious but not exceptional. The main difference in this dish and lasagna is pasta shape and cream cheese.
The Cake was fabulous. The cake was moist and tender with a small crumb. It was a plain cake flavored with vanilla and lemon zest. Even thought the pan was intricate, the cake came out of the mold perfectly. While still warm, the cake was glazed with a lemon and honey glaze.
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