What a beautiful world is in a simple piece of chalk.
All The Colors
Baby Puzzle Wizard
Whenever I’m tending kids for a few days at a time, I like to bring a puzzle to work on. It keeps me pretty much in the middle of things and if the picture is interesting enough, I might even have some little helpers. This time the puzzle was candy bars. Good choice, right?
One particular pixie was very, very interested in helping me. At first, I was hesitant, thinking she was certainly too little to understand the concept of fitting the pieces together.
Holy cow. Was I ever wrong.
That’ll teach me.
Blocked
I came home from class today to find this little car completely blocking my driveway. Completely. I had to park next door at the COPA Studios. The studio made an announcement that someone needed to move their car–but to no avail. After a couple of hours, I didn’t know what else to do, so I called the police. They were very nice and said they’d take care of it. They ran the license plate and found the owner at a mall in Provo with her friends.
WHAT the HECK?!!
The police man told the gal to come move it or he’d have it towed.
She came.
She saw.
She moved it.
People are so weird sometimes.
Wimbledon Cake
Well, THIS was an adventure, I’ll tell you that.
Now, before you say, “Whoa, Launi–what the heck? It’s not…very… ummm…tidy. Is it?” I have to say, it looked very much like some of the things my mother in law used to make. She was 100% Brittish.
In my defense, I did exactly what good old Mary Berry told me to, so how far wrong could I possibly go?
After you bake the two cakes you may be surprised–like I was that they weren’t soft and spongey like American cakes usually are. They were sort of soft on the inside but almost crunchy on the outside.
So, forging ahead, I spread the freshly whipped cream over the first cake and placed the strawberries.
Then, though it felt weird to put a cake right on top of the strawberries, I wasn’t about to argue with the British Bake Show, so on it went.
Another layer of whipped cream and more strawberries and POOF!! It was finished. Ms. Berry’s cake did look better than mine, but I don’t care.
We served it to Dane and Kortney and do you know what my sweet boy said?! HE said that it was his favorite cake of all time and he wanted it for his birthday next year. Holy smokes. I’d call that a raging success!
Proof positive that he has British blood in his veins.
Highlander blood at least.
Heh, heh.
Wimbledon Cake
Ingredients
3 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup self rising flour
Filling and Topping
1-1/2 cups whipping cream- whipped till thick
4 oz strawberries, sliced
Strawberries for garnish
Directions:
Preheat oven to 373 degrees F. Lightly butter cake pans. Line the bottoms with parchment and butter the parchment.
Beat the eggs and sugar on high speed until mixture is pale and thick.
Fold in half of the flour gently, then repeat with the rest of the flour.
Divide the mixture between two 7 inch cake pans.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden. Turn out onto wire rack and peel off the parchment. Allow cakes to cool completely.
Spread half the whipped cream over one of the cakes. Top with half the strawberries. Put the other cake on top and press down gently.
Spread the remaining cream on top and garnish with remaining strawberries.
Wimbledon Cake
: Launi
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup self rising flour
- Filling and Topping
- 1-1/2 cups whipping cream- whipped till thick
- 4 oz strawberries, sliced
- Strawberries for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 373 degrees F. Lightly butter cake pans. Line the bottoms with parchment and butter the parchment.
- Beat the eggs and sugar on high speed until mixture is pale and thick.
- Fold in half of the flour gently, then repeat with the rest of the flour.
- Divide the mixture between two 7 inch cake pans.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden. Turn out onto wire rack and peel off the parchment. Allow cakes to cool completely.
- Spread half the whipped cream over one of the cakes. Top with half the strawberries. Put the other cake on top and press down gently.
- Spread the remaining cream on top and garnish with remaining strawberries.
Mother’s Day Surprise
My family is soooo cute! They each came and spent a part of Mother’s Day with me. And I was given the most AWESOME gifts this year.
Among them was a beautiful, HOT PINK Kitchen Aid mixer!! Yes, yes, I know–it’s gorgeous and get this…
It matches my toaster!!!
But here’s a tip. Look closely before you throw any boxes away–
or you might miss one of the best gifts of all.
