The Marble Cake, it is meant to look like a graduation hat
Another cake from my favorite recipe site, allrecipes.com.
This cake was a surprise to Heather for her convocation of a Master’s degree. In a secret dual party at her aunt’s we celebrated Father’s day and her degree. I’ll be honest at the outset, it was her aunt’s idea to secretly make the cake at Heather’s Nanny and Poppa’s house (Thanks Nona!).
I can’t say enough to express how much we loved this recipe however. It was absolutely delicious! It was moist and tasty but above all was strong enough for me to shape it and decorate it as I wanted!
On one afternoon on my way home from work, I made the cake and got to know all the splendors of mixing a cake with a mix master in stead of by hand. Then I was able to leave once it came out of the oven and Heather’s Nanny froze it for me. Two days later I came home a bit late again but this time I had cut it, made the fondant (a first for me) and decorated it in its entirety. Not only that but I made a huge mess of the countertop. Oops! Who knew that black food dye would leave a white counter pink?! I scrubbed at it for about half an hour before it started to look mostly white again.
The night of the party, Nanny and Poppa brought the cake to Nona’s and I brought it up to Heather’s surprise. Actually, I’m terrible at keeping surprises very well as I don’t lie very well, so she guessed I was making a cake, but the surprise was the flavor and decor. This is cake recipe that I would recommend to anyone!
Scott