Yellow, bellow, bo bellow....

Yellow, bellow, bo bellow...yes, a yellow cake! Well, actually, not so much yellow but lemon. How delicious and refreshing! First cake class down and it was amazing! It was called "Just Cakes" offered by the BCAE. I loved it! I learned about mixing the cake correctly along with how to make some delicious fillings...here is the breakdown of the night....

First, I am sitting on the couch feeding the little babe before the hubby gets home so I can go. And what happens, but the phone rings, tis me madre! She is on her way back from Vegas and finds out she will be stuck in NYC (JFK of all places) as her flight from JFK to BOS has been cancelled due to high winds. So, mother calls me as I used to work in travel and had lots of experience dealing with cancelled flights and getting people home. Hmmm...so I do my best (called my good friend for some advice) and tada she was home as schedule per a personal driver. :) Meanwhile, I am still feeding the babe and hubby gets home...out the door I go. And per the new ways of my life I am late for class, but not too late. I was not the only one that was late. One person did not show up so I was able to bring her cake home for practice. In the end, it paid to be late to be next to the lonely cake without a home.

On to the class! We started with a demo from our instructor. We went through the entire recipe for a yummy vanilla cake. Her trick was to use half all-purpose flour and half cake flour. Next, we went through the recipe for the swiss whipping cream frosting. Again..mouth watering good. Then it was time for us to get to work to make the fillings. I was on a team by myself and loved it! I made a lemon curd filling. So good! It was the only thing you could smell in the kitchen. Lemon is just delicious. Another demo on how to cut, trim, fill and frost the cake with a thin layer followed. Another tip...when cuting the cake and frosting spread a simple sugar sryup over the cake first as it adds moisture and flavor.

And then it was our turn! Everyone else picked to use the chocolate filling but I stayed trued to what I made and used the lemon and added some raspberries too! Oh my...how good was this cake...so good! I also flooded the top of the cake with the lemon, which brings us to the yellow bellow cake!

I brought the cake home and it was dinner for me and the hubby, but one a slice a piece. The rest was sent off with him to work for others to enjoy. Now it is on to make some more treats for his work buddies!