Wednesday, February 13, 2008

My cake exploded!!!

Ok so I invited people over for tonight because I had a rum cake baked but not iced and I thought it would be fun to share with company. So I started making this icing that combines custard and sweet butter. I switched the sugar for brown sugar and turned it into a butter rum icing. OOooooo So I got out the cake which is a large roll that I baked yesterday. I unrolled it and that's when the first crack showed up. Hhmmm no problem, I can fix it. I started to slop icing on the cake and then another crack. hhmmm that's OK. so I keep spreading my icing and stick, crack, break, slop, big pile of icing cake bits, bad things, bad things. Cake gone, company still coming. OK OK OK think, what to do?? Time to invent a new dessert since I have all of the baked, raw ingredients.



So a broke up all of the cake that I hadn't yet smashed. (that didn't take long) I dusted a spring form pan with graham crumbs and then I just started smushing all of the bits and icing and stuff into the pan. Then I put a piece of plastic wrap on top and squished it flat. It's in the fridge getting firm. Then I will dump it onto a fancy plate and drizzle with chocolate (cause presentation is everything), and viola, dessert! I call it "Stuff a-la Dianne" hmmm or maybe "Blonde Bomb"