Another day, another cake. This time it's just a safe old birthday cake. Sheet cake, to be precise, chocolate with buttercream. The only interesting bit about this cake is the new strawberry puree recipe I came up with. 1 pint fresh strawberries, cut into chunks, put 1/4 of them in a saucepan with half cup of sugar. Start it at low heat until enough liquid is produced, then turn up the heat and bring it to a boil. Meanwhile, mix up a thickening agent, consisting of 1 Tablespoon lemon juice, 2 Tablespoons of cornstarch, and 1-2 Tablespoons of Chambord. In case you don't know what it is, it a black raspberry liquor with little honey undertones, it's fabulous. And even more fabulous with the strawberries. You mix the thickening agent with the strawberry mix just after boiling, return to boil and stir constantly for 2 minutes. After that, take it off the heat, and add the rest of the strawberries. It is knock-your-socks-off fabulous, and the best part is...the alcohol burns off, so it's good for everyone..even the kiddies. Try it sometime...put it over cheesecake...I dare you!
But other than that...run of the mill cake.
It was good to get back to the regular stuff. The next cake is ABC blocks for a baby shower, for Saturday. Wish me luck!
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