Just Desserts

Sometimes you win, and then sometimes you bake a cake that looks like a turd. This one happened yesterday as the convergence of two factors led to an aesthetic disaster.

First off were the two-layer cake pans that were star shaped. My grandma passed them down several years ago, but this was their maiden voyage. Secondly, I tried to make a chocolate butter cream frosting. Sure it was delicious, however, the consistency was more like cream cheese. Every time I attempted to spread it the whole sticky mess pulled away from the cake. And don't even get me started on those pointy corners that refused the frosting like it were a vile substance. At some point I dropped the knife, flew my white flag, and walked away.

This just proved that there must be a few flops when you try new things. I'm just glad it tasted a lot better than it looked!