What in the world is the Great Cake Bake?

It’s the selecting, mixing, baking, tasting and judging of an assortment of cakes for the wedding in January.  This is not a lesson on how to decorate a wedding cake, but that may indeed be another topic, another day.

It might also be just an excuse to eat too much fat and sugar, but I’ll never tell.

And, it’s another item off my to-do list, which, I admit, is shamelessly missing check marks. No sense in bothering with those strict timelines most weddings require, because let’s face it, I’m more of a “fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants” kind of gal.  After all, the wedding isn’t until January and it’s only August.

However, priorities and details must be made. Cake is a detail that is a high priority.

Most of my friends and family know I’m an amateur (barely) cake decorator, so they expect a cake. But, not just any cake. No, that simply won’t do.

Isn’t there some rule that a bride should never bake her own wedding cake?  Rules, schmules.

However, in the off chance the wives of old were correct, perhaps I should not tempt fate (again).  Besides, as the bride, I’ll be too busy doing other “bridely” things to bake and decorate a cake, right?

Deb and I spent our time together last month playing with fondant. I hear she’s been practicing and has some goodies to share next week when we get together again.  (Yes, additional sweets is what we need next week!)

This way, Deb will be able to take care of the cake, and the whole “curse of the bride” thing will be averted.  Phew! That was close.

It’s a good thing we are taste testing this month since we are not meeting next month. I believe we’re going to be at Pat’s to do flowers and decorations in October, and who knows where we’ll be in November and December.

So, if my calculations are correct, we will have only 3 working days in October, 2-1/2 days in November and December, giving us a grand total of ‘8 days to prepare for the wedding!

WHAT???? That cant be! I’m not ready!

I need a list.

So, join me for the next week or so as I bake the cakes, and see which one is the big winner.

Checklist, please!

Love,

Shari

P. S. Hey, is that Jennifer?s fingerprint on that piece of cake?