Cake @ MindSay

Cake recipes are wonderful testaments to the generations of bakers before us. Most cake recipes have been handed down from great-grandmothers to grandmothers to mothers, and passed between friends and family.

Our collection of cake recipes are the favorites, the ones that are baked for special occasions and birthdays or when a perfect rich treat is needed to end a great meal. From rich and delicious chocolate cake to spice laden carrot cake, you'll find your favorite here.

Some have frosting recipes with them, others let you choose what type of topping you want for the cake, and others have recipes for different toppings. Each cake recipe is a completely different taste experience, and all are equally delectable. Nothing beats the smell of a cake being baked in the oven. Forget air fresheners, bake a cake for the perfect home scent! 

red velvet chiffon cake

 

a bowl filled to the brim with dark blood tint

in the center rests a pile of puffed clouds made from egg whites

diving the spatula into the whiteness

a streak of almost sangria red now dividing the white into halves

again, again the instrument cuts the pure clean fluff

staining it

till all that remains is an airy, lightened red

Totally. Old.

But at least I got a pretty necklace and a pilgrimage to the world's longest candy counter!

Eric outdid himself with this little number:



A Guinness-Book-worthy feast for the eyes:



Since Eric has been spending ungodly amounts of time away from home for work, we cashed in some of his hotel points and celebrated my birthday in Littleton, NH. I hadn't been to the White Mountains and felt the big 3-0 demanded more than dinner and a movie, so off we went for a little adventuring à deux. Perks of Eric's ungodly travel volume include Hilton Rewards gold status, which resulted in an unexpected upgrade to a whirlpool suite!

We came away from Chutters Candy Store with a king's ransom in candy: organic soft licorice, sweet Finnish licorice, chocolate Squirrel Nut Zippers (a tip-of-the-cap to one of my favorite bands), chocolate cookie dough bites, chocolate-dipped coconut patties, Toxic Waste brand sour candy and more. After seeing the town and having supper, we watched a couple of flicks in our room. I don't have the strength to be kind: 27 Dresses was a steaming pile of crap (The Heartbreak Kid was marginally better).

When we got home Eric hooked me up with a pefectly yum-licious mini birthday cake topped off with a big ol' scoop of non-dairy frozen dessert (damn you lactose intolerance), enjoyed against the appropriate backdrop of a Food Network wedding cakes marathon. All in all, it was a fine way to celebrate a milestone!

*doing homework, getting distracted*
Josh:  "These roses are dead, Gretchen.  Throw them away already!"
Me:  "No, first I have to take off the rose petals.  I save those and put them in my desk drawer so they smell good."
Josh:  "You're weird!"
Me:  "Whatever."

*silence for a minute*

Josh:  "My boxers are sweaty."  *pause*  "My ass is sweaty!  What the hell?"
Me:  "Well yes, Josh, other parts of your body sweat besides your armpits."
Josh:  "And it stinks!"
Me:  "Then don't smell it, dummy!"
Josh:  "Does your ass sweat?"
Me:  "Sometimes."
Josh:  "Does it stink?"
Me:  "I would assume...I don't really go around sniffing my ass."
Josh:  "Hmm..."  *leans over to sniff my ass*
Me:  "Get away from my ass, Josh!"
Josh:  *looks at the dying roses*  "I should stick one of these in my ass.  And then when I fart, roses will grow."

*when we finally stop laughing, I head to my room to blog the conversation.  Then this happens:*

Josh:  "I'm hungry."
Me:  "Take a piece of Angel Food cake."
Josh:  "Thanks!"  *goes to the kitchen*  "So what's in this cake anyway?"
Me:  "Nothing."
Josh:  "Then what the hell?!"
Me:  "It's just a light, sugary kind of--"
Josh:  "If there's nothing in it, what does it taste like?!"
Me:  "I don't know, it just tastes like cake!"
Josh:  "WHAT THE HELL IS CAKE?!?!"

Ah, I love my brother.  XD

~G~

P.S. -- I listed the tags for this entry in this order:  josh "little josh" brother ass cake roses "we are crazy"   And my brother saw "ass cake" and nearly killed himself laughing.  :D

so Im sitting here. playing my pc games and all of a sudden I got this weird craving for cake. the cake that you get at like Dominion or something. how odd is that? *shrugz*