(At left “It’s Just Little Old Me” who baked this cake!)
Before my aunt and uncle** were married, my uncle announced that he was going to bake her a cake for her birthday. The family was pleasantly surpised that this young man thought so much of my aunt that he would do something very out of the ordinary and go so out of his way. The birthday came, and he brought the cake to the party. It was beautifully frosted. It was hard to believe that the quality of the job came from a mere spatula!
My aunt began to cut the cake, and as she pressed the knife in, she remarked:
“Wow, this cake is so light! Is it angel food?”
She cut all the way in and then the mystery was revealed! It was a sponge cake. Literally. My uncle had frosted a large sponge as a joke. Luckily, the whole family thought it was the best joke ever. He also brought a real, edible cake that wasn’t as light and airy. To this day, the family still talks about that cake from over 35 years ago.
Do you have any good family “baking” stories like that?
(** Not the same uncle of the “chocolate chips in a cup” fame)
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