For some reason this last year all my baking attempts have been complete failures. I forgot to add the sugar to my Thanksgiving cherry pie, ruining the $30 canned French cherries. My Passover meringues did not stiffen in time and I settled for chewy sugar balls so I would not be latter to the Seder than I already was. There are many more pathetic incidents. Sunday's brunch gave me the perfect chance to redeem my baking reputation. We will be celebrating by sister's birthday and I said I would bring the cake. Instead of buying the cake I decided to make one. As it is the first weeks of spring and I am still in my spring mood I opted for a light, fruity choice. Where better to go for an easy baking recipe than Martha Stewart. I found the perfect layered strawberry cream cake. I baked it today and it is cooling in the fridge as I write so it will be ready for tomorrow. It looks delicious and my occasional finger samples were delicious. Hopefully everything will taste okay, but knowing me it won't. I'll post how it turned out.
