well, mostly fancy anyway. i tried a new (for me) decorating technique today, and i think it came out pretty neat! i wish i had given myself a little more time.i thought of it last minute, but this piping would make for a pretty cool ombre cake. it would have been perfect with the orange. but no, i am slacktacular and wasted time until the last possible minute before i had to go. that, and i didn't realize that i needed two pints of heavy cream for the frosting, and not one.
the cake recipe i adapted from my southern cakes book, originally from a coconut cake. it called for coconut milk/juice, but i figured, why not use orange juice and add some orange zest in place to make an orange cake? then, i topped it with a whipped cream frosting from allrecipes.com. it is a little more user friendly than standard whipped cream, so it will hold up at room temperature better. there is no gelatin involved either, just some cream cheese. it is also not hardcore sweet which is nice.
i definitely wouldn't mind making this again. i was definitely surprised at how good it came out. usually my experiments are hit or miss, at least i think so. like, they turn out good, but i always feel like something is off. that could also be my inner artist playing games with me, as any piece of art i have made, i can never be happy with, and there is always something i can improve or change. nothing is ever finished. baking cakes make it a little more difficult to gauge on if it's "done" or "good enough." if it doesn't work the first time, i have to do the whole thing all over again, tweak something, and redo it again if it's not the way i want. drawings and paintings, at least, i can change little pieces without redoing an entire work.
art rant aside, i even made some candied orange zest to put on top of it. everything in my kitchen reeks of oranges. or rather, it did. i brought the cake over to steve and amanda's today, because it was a request, and i miss them. they miss me. cake and pizza day? because why not. so, ron and i spent the afternoon over there just eating food, playing with the dog, and talking. we also stopped at ron's dad's house for the last time today. he officially sold the house, so over the last couple weeks, we gathered our last things, and picked up the last of it today. it was a little sad, but it's all good.
another note on houses, i have to hardcore hunt a good house for north carolina. i think we have some plans coming together, but a few people aren't sure yet. i hope we can figure it out soon, so i can get a set idea of what to look for and find us a good deal.
i am excited to go. it will be nice to get out of here for a while. i would also still like to go camping for a weekend or something. a nice time away, a little hiking...that kind of thing. campfire would be nice, too. i'll have to see where i can get with that, though.
anyway, maybe i will post the recipe for this cake later. it would give me something else to do. right now, i am tired, and thinking this might make a good lemon cake, too.....not that i need to bake anymore right now. i have to juice some veggies tomorrow. no more waiting. i also have to find a vacation house. i need to be out of here for a little while. i have a weekend off coming up, ron and i are going to make pallet stuff. or, he will do most of it anyway. i'll just be here if i'm needed. motivational support? that sounds good. maybe being away from work for a couple days will help me not want to stab everyone. *maybe.*
anyway, hope to have something on wednesday. thanks for reading! happy week! ♥
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