My Aunt Lily just turned 58 a couple of days ago. My family and I went to attend a small party organized by my cousins. It was in a small function room at a hotel and it was exclusive for family. It had felt like a mini reunion because my cousins whom I haven’t seen for a while were all there. Even my uncles and aunts who lived a few states away flew in just for the birthday. It was an amazing birthday dinner that made Aunt Lily really happy.
A few days prior to the occasion, my cousin called me and assigned a cake to me. It didn’t need to be an elaborate, decorative cake (I am not so good with decorating a cake); it just needs to be a favorite of Aunt Lily. Now everyone knew that she loves nothing more than caramel and chocolate in a dessert.
So that’s what I thought of making. A day before that, I experimented with a recipe that I found. My husband and my kids were the tastes tester and they loved it so much. My husband only had one comment: “maybe you should just forego the designs.”
I tried making roses using my piping bag, but the ended up looking like pretzels instead. At least I got the taste just right-even my husband couldn’t argue with that. He got another slice after the first slice- that’s my proof!
A copy of this recipe can be found on the next page.
Photo and recipe courtesy of Whisk Kid.
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Quick Tip: To make a four layer cake, halve the cake recipe and pour it into two 6″ pans, then cut each in half before assembling.
