Cakathon - Week 4

This week (a little late in the week) our venture was Cinnamon Coffee Cake.  It does get a "10" for being so simple, great texture and it is very hard to not have two pieces at one sitting!  BUT, the we are going to put this recipe to work again in Week 5.  We used the wrong pan and will try again in a spring form pan this week.  The cake was short on the sides, as we used a layer cake pan, and it was way too tall in the middle.  Hopefully, the spring form pan will fix this.  We are hoping this will make for a better presentation.

The crumbles on top are also too fine, so will change that up a bit for more crunch. But, again,sooo yummy! Notice the very pretty cake pedestal that was my Mother's Day present!!

As you can see, there are 2 very large pieces out of the cake, couldn't help it.....yum!

 
 
 

We always make homemade whipping cream, Josh is the master at that!  Warm coffee cake, homemade whipping cream, fresh cup of coffee.....ah, heaven!

Our Heroes

When you get the wrong order at the drive-thru, take a breath and remember he may not have time to eat at all today.  Count your blessings and pray for our soldiers' safe return.

Taste Test Day 2

Final decision is: 
It is a great coffee flavored white cake - not tiramisu!! 

If anyone has a great recipe for tiramisu please let me know.  Meanwhile, I will be eating this cake and doing more research.  :)

Cakathon - Week 3

Tiramisu Layer Cake ...this week's venture....with Trader Joe's Kona Liqueur & Ghirardelli Chocolate = YUM!!!!

This cake is very good, but this recipe is just not right for "Tiramisu". Overall, we were disappointed.

The flavor is wonderful, but the cake is way too "light" for tiramisu, not enough kona liqueur, and too much sweet frosting. I will add another post tomorrow, after the cake has been refrigerated a complete day. Maybe it will then seem more dense. SO,you know what this means?????   Another Tiramisu recipe to try :) 
My favorite desert, so we have to keep trying to find just the right recipe.  ("A Keeper")

Too many cakes to eat..... Too little time  :) 
So, Week 3 of the Cakathon is complete. After I update the blog on the taste test tomorrow, new research begins for what cake to tackle on Week 4.  Stay tuned...