They showed up around 8, at which time i was in the kitchen up to my elbows in raspberry filling, 4 layers of chocolate cake, almond/vanilla custard, and a huge bowl of frosting made from whipping cream and powdered sugar. There was no way i could assemble everything in time for us to eat dinner, so i stowed the cake half-finished. We got home rather late, 11:30 or so, and regaled Nat's dad with some Muay Thai fight scenes (from the movie Chocolate; i give it a 5 or 6 of 10) while Nat opened his last few presents. His total loot included a deluxe DVD of Labyrinth, a lavender tie, 2 books (one on physics and one on the search for El Dorado), a Jeff Buckley CD, and a Batman toy from Long's. What?! It was a joke. Besides, we're totally passing it on to a friend who turns the ripe old age of seven this month. At which point said Batman toy will become far from a joke- it will become The Most Important Thing in the Universe. At least for a little while ;)
Um, in any case, the family drove home, and i went back to The Cake. The modified Black Forest Cake, the one i bought fancy piping tips for and everything! Here's a tip for all of you new to the layer-cake thing: make sure you put the top parts of each cake round (the curved bit) upside-down as you stack. That way the filling won't just fall right off the sloped sides, the way mine did. Which, believe me, ain't no fun at one in the morning. Also, be sure said filling is thoroughly chilled, or else your kitchen will end up looking like the Raspberry Massacre took place in it. ::sigh:: Remember the cake-baking scene from Sleeping Beauty? Well if you don't, watch away:
Let's just say that i got in a little over my head, but i finally got it finished. At one-thirty a.m. We each ate a slice for breakfast ;) Totally worth it. And now that Nat's 34th is safely behind us, i can look forward to freaking out about my 30th. (ouch!) Not looking forward to it, i can tell you that much. But at least there will definitely be cake!
p.s.) here is the (finally) finished Cake. Fancy!
2 comments:
sounds like you poured your soul into that gorgeous cake. oh my, give me a fork!!! I admire anyone who can do anything after 10:30pm let alone a masterpiece of a dessert. thanks for your blog.
aw, you're way too sweet! thank you :)
and yes, i tend to go all out or give up before i even begin on most things in my life... very dramatic, ugh! it's tough being such a perfectionist. ;)
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