The sheik was my helper in the kitchen today. Okay, really I just hadn't given her a bath in WAY too long, so I made myself bathe her before I made the cake!
I'm not going to lie... I have been waiting for this day to come! Ben insisted on an "action shot"
You might notice that the sides are dimpled looking... I don't have real cake pans. I bought the only ones I could find at Fred Meyer and they weren't exactly round. I should have trimmed the sides before frosting, but I didn't think about it until too late. Oh well- won't affect the taste, right? If it is as delicious as it looks, I will be investing in 9" round cake pans!
My best girl Jo and I found a pic of a cake decorated with flowers made out of almond slices that we were just DYING to try. So, since this recipe called for garnishing with said slices, I decided to go for it! Mine isn't as pretty as the magazine's, but I had fun!
Looks fudgy....
Let's hope it is!
We are waiting to eat it tonight at 7 with Ben's folks. Hey, anyone in the greater Boise area- if you read this before 7 tonight, feel free to come over and join us- it makes 18 servings!
Just bring some vanilla ice cream with you!
6 comments:
Never have I wanted to live in the Boise area so badly.
Is that what you said we should come over and eat?
Oh YUM!!!! I LOVE those almond flowers!!!! so cute!!!
I love that you layered the almonds...so clever!! It turned out so cute!! I love it!! How did it taste?!?!
Um, we want some! And we have ice cream, did you guys eat it all already?
I just made this for Sam's birthday. I am excited to try it tonight!
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