You better prepare yourselves for a snickering laugh.
I had it all planned, bake this edition of the ABC Bakers AND the next one all in one go and serve it for the combined September birthdays.The baking of the cake went fine, not a glitch in sight but then I started on the buttercream and after all was said and done (and eaten) I think I know what went wrong.
I guess my egg mixture was still too hot and I sort of dumped it rather unceremoniously right into the cream cheese mixture… thus ensuring that all the air that was beaten into that was gone!
Resulting in a flat droopy albeit tasty buttercream smear.
This is the most flattering picture I made…. and this is the one that exposes the faults. Drip away you buttercream!
No strawberries because the raspberries in our garden were at their peak so I used them on and in the cake. I baked two separate cakes but in the end decided to use just one of them and freeze the other. I cut it in half, tried filling it with buttercream (hah!) and raspberries and served it outside together with the Frangipane Ripple Chocolate cake and a Plum Tart.
Have to admit that the Raspberry Buttercream was no match for the other two.
Flo Braker’s signature yellow cake from Baking for All Occasions was the base of this cake. It was excellent and a very easy recipe! See for the other ABC results the Avid Baker Challenge Blog!
Um ... I don't think I've ever seen anything wrong with a great tasting cake once it's eaten ;-)
ReplyDeleteI think it would be just beautiful on my tongue.
Homegrown raspberries? How cool is that. The top view of the cake is great. Sorry to hear you had issues with the frosting. It sounds like the cake delivered in the taste department :o)
ReplyDeleteThis month's ABC recipe (Focaccia for Breakfast) is right up your alley. I made it over the weekend and it was delicious. I hope you get a chance to try it too.
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ReplyDeleteHomegrown raspberries? How cool is that. The top view of the cake is great. Sorry to hear you had issues with the frosting. It sounds like the cake delivered in the taste department :o)
This month's ABC recipe (Focaccia for Breakfast) is right up your alley. I made it over the weekend and it was delicious. I hope you get a chance to try it too.