October 29, 2003
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The Good
Here's my one-year old who seems much too grown up to still be my baby.
She had a very nice birthday party complete with a visit from Grandma, a cinnamon pudding cake, and lots of presents. If you have never made a pudding cake, you're in for an experience. I made the cake batter and was surprised to find that it barely covered the bottom of the pan. I thought that maybe I didn't add the right amount of ingredients. Then I made the topping and poured that on top of the batter. I think the topping, which was a sugary syrup, took up twice as much space as the batter. By this time, I had decided the cake was a failure. I put it in the oven while my husband prepared to go to store and buy a cake. Sometime in the cooking process an amazing thing happened, my syrupy blob turned into a cake! The batter part fluffed up while the syrup drained through the cake and formed a sugary bottom layer. All in all the cake was a success. Anyone out there making a pudding cake, I'm warning you that it will not seem like a cake until it is completely finished so don't panic.
The Bad
As I said on Monday Haiku and the Debbie Bliss Jacket aren't finished. That's the bad part. Here are pictures of the progress.
Haiku
Debbie Bliss Jacket
Here's a side embroidery closeup.
The Ugly
We cleaned out my car yesterday, because it could be towed to a salvage yard as early as today. Here's what's left of the first new car I ever bought.
