We met my parents in Vegas so we could celebrate birthdays! Once again, for my Dad's birthday, I attempted to make a Tunnel Of Fudge cake. I'm sure you all remember last year's debacle. This was my fourth year attempting to make this cake. I hoped to get it perfect.
I set up all the ingredients:
I read and re-read the recipe. I checked it several times while making the cake and even set the used ingredients to one side to make sure I added all of them (especially flour). I put the batter in the oven, crossed my fingers and...
Look! It looks like a cake! That was a very good sign.
Alas, I did not grease the inside circle of the bunt pan properly, so the cake didn't slide out as hoped. The outer circle slid out, but the inside circle stayed in. So the presentation of the cake was not perfect. I tried to hide that as best I could:
We sung "Happy Birthday' and cut the cake. To my delight, inside was a tunnel of fudge. It worked! I made a Tunnel of Fudge with an actual tunnel of fudge! Hooray!
It was delicious. Also, as a note, it is even better the day after, and even more delicious the day after that. Which is good, because this cake is so rich you can only eat a little bit at a time. So unless you have twenty people eating the cake, there will be leftovers. Delicious leftovers.
And next year I'm sure I'll get the presentation perfect. There's always next year...
my birthday is in December. I hear Idaho is a lovely place to visit in the winter... :-D
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ReplyDelete1. That cake looks awesome! I'm so proud of you, I wish I was eating it right now!
2. I had a look at the recipe. It looks like fun. I will definitely have to find an excuse to try it!
3. Your Las Vegas date sounds AWESOME. I'm glad you were able to see the 'rents and have a good time! (this is actually directed at your last post but I read these two posts at the same time)
Becca, you crack me up. You should come visit us for your birthday! I think it might be warmer here!
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