Looks horrible, tasted okay though…
Yesterday I had this bright idea at about 4pm that I would bake a fabulous cake for our friend, Christopher‘s birthday. The celebration began at 7pm.
Yes, it was a disaster from beginning to end, as I am sure you could have guessed.
I called my friend Julie in Germany because I knew she had the same cookbook that I was thinking of using and had her give me the ingredients as I was walking around Whole Foods. Then ran home and started the oven, threw eggs, flour, sugar, etc in a bowl. Then I realized that I had no pan like the one in the picture.
Gah!
Of course, you know poor Casey gets dragged into the nonsense… I call him and asked him to stop at Crate and Barrel (right next to his office) and pick up a pound cake pan. Then ran back into the kitchen and continued beating.
Casey came home a little while later with a long, rectangular, shallow pan.
“What the heck is that? That doesn’t look like the picture?!” I screech, oh so becomingly.
Casey takes the book and looks at the recipe. “Jess, it says a ‘bundt pan’, not a pound cake pan.”
I submit as evidence, the name of the freaking recipe is the ‘ultimate lemon pound cake’ and within the recipe is the small, tiny note that you need a bundt cake pan.
Yes, I know I am an idiot.
So I ended up making cupcakes, without the cute little cups because we didn’t have them and we are trashy like that. Then, I completed the masterpieces by putting a single blueberry in the middle of each cupcake. They were boobcakes. Niiiiice. (Sorry, no pics… I was not in the mood to document by the time we actually had a finished product.)
Tonight I baked the rest of the batter and added some blueberries to the recipe. It turned out pretty ugly but it tasted okay. The blueberries helped make it moister… not too bad. My brother Kyle and his girlfriend, Erica, seemed to like it okay. It definitely turned out better than the ghetto cupcakes, sorry Chris.
(If anyone cares, the book is Luscious Lemon Desserts. It actually does have good recipes in it- that don’t look like that thing above.)
August 25th, 2005 at 1:47 am
I’m dying for a cupcake…ghetto or not. There’s a not far from me that sells cupcakes to the stars for $3 each. I bet see the face of God for that much. But I digress. Even a ghetto cupcake sounds goood right now!
August 25th, 2005 at 5:36 am
i’m so sorry that your lemon pound cake experience was less than satisfactory. that is such a shame. ps i love the new haircut, and just incase you had forgotten about me since i don’t comment much at all… i still check your blog every day
Colleen
August 25th, 2005 at 8:02 am
Well now you can use that loaf pan to make banana bread, or meatloaf, or zuchini bread…I love to bake and have run into a couple of disasters – one involving only half the cake coming out of the pan. Whoops.
August 25th, 2005 at 8:19 am
Hey, you tried. My attempts at cooking are typically disastrous, but it’s the thought that counts. You can always buy something that tastes good at the store, but interesting renditions of recipes are creative and original!!
August 25th, 2005 at 9:06 am
It’s the thought that counts after all!!
Speaking of cooking disasters I still get teased about the time I made my friends tiramisu with overproof rum and way too absorbent biscuits.
August 25th, 2005 at 9:20 am
Gosh – I just want all those blue berries! Especially if they are inside a lemony cupcake
At least you tried – you have to go through stuff like this to do better next time. Baking is so detail oriented!
August 25th, 2005 at 9:23 am
Ghetto cupcakes, ha! It sounds like they were weapons. You and your homies could throw them at a rival gang. Or something.
And I thing that thing you baked looks like a damn fine dessert. You rocked it with those berries.
August 25th, 2005 at 9:24 am
Fresh blueberries in cakes are the TOPS. So juicy, yummy. I made some banana bread muffins with bbs last week. YUM!
Your cake looks cute. I don’t think it’s ugly at all!!
August 25th, 2005 at 10:17 am
Blueberries and lemon…yummy. Looks good to me!
August 25th, 2005 at 10:19 am
Taste is all that really matters anyway. I love a good lemon dessert. Mmm, lemon squares…
August 25th, 2005 at 10:40 am
They were great, and I love boobies. Thanks!
August 25th, 2005 at 11:57 am
i giggles so much. thanks! hey remember when i was trying to bake a cake for my boy (a chef he is no less gah!) and i kept dropping it on the floor? yeah, still way worse than boobcakes. yay for boobcakes!
August 25th, 2005 at 12:03 pm
I think I could choke it down, it looks good to me.
August 25th, 2005 at 12:40 pm
They were yummy and they didn’t scream boobs, just suggested them.
August 25th, 2005 at 2:08 pm
Boob cakes! woman– that is a gold mine– you could make millions with those . .
August 25th, 2005 at 2:36 pm
Hey, what the hell, at least you tried.
And even if your desserts don’t look fabulous,
your hair still does!
August 26th, 2005 at 4:27 pm
i once started a complicated lasagna, only to realize i had no lasagna pan. i actually used two small circular cake pans. now THAT is ghetto.
August 26th, 2005 at 4:43 pm
it’s all about taste… not how it looks.
BTW – my newest baking tip that I learned from actually reading directions is that pound cakes actually taste better if made the day before.
August 26th, 2005 at 8:37 pm
I think it’s called a “pound” cake b/c the original recipe was pretty simple: a pound of butter, a pound of eggs, a pound of flour etc (just think of all the calories!), rather than b/c of any particular pan . . .
August 27th, 2005 at 8:29 am
hahaha! You had me laughing out loud twice! First at this post…and then the being stuck outside of your building post!! Too funny!
P.S….I chopped all of my hair off too. Sometimes I think it looks cute, and other times I feel like a boy! I suddenly feel the urge to wear makeup ALL OF THE TIME! hee!
September 2nd, 2005 at 2:46 pm
I had a similar disaster with my MIL’s birthday cake plus a brought the wrong # of candles. I went under. I guess better than over. Cheesy!!!!
March 29th, 2006 at 6:05 am
GREAT I WANBT TO MAKE 1!