Monthly Archives: May 2010

CAKE

3/4 cup butter, softened

1 cup superfine (baker’s) sugar

2 larg eggs

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 tbs. baking powder

1/4 tsp. baking soda

pinch of salt

1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg

1 cup milk

FROSTING

1/4 cup cream cheese, softened

3 tbs. sugar

TOPPING

1/4 cup baker’s sugar

1/2 tsp ground

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.  Grease 8 ramekins (or a 12 cup muffin pan).

2. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until light and creamy.

3. Lightly beat the eggs and then add the eggs, a little at a time, beathing between additions.

4. Sift the flower, baking powder, baking soda, sal, and nutmeg together.  Add half to the creame dmisture with half of the milk.

5. Gently fold the ingredients together before incorporating the remaining flour and milk. Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin pan, filling each hole to about two-thirds full.

6. Bake for 15 – 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool.

7. Blend cream cheese and sugar together until light and fluffy.  Slice cakes in half, and spread tops with cream cheese mixture.

8. Mix together cinnamon and sugar; sprinkle over cakes.

*NOTE: this could use some sort of sauce/syrup….I’m working on figuring this out………………still yummy as is.

Just in case you were ever wondering, the sound of a very tall tree cracking and falling is frightening: really, really, really frightening.

After taking EG swimming and then having lunch with an absolutely incredible, beautiful new friend (a mutual friend of ours who lives in LA insisted we meet each other – and rightfully so), I headed back home to work in the garden since there was a brief break in the rain.  As I crouched, trying to take pictures of the radishes that are ready for picking I heard this huge, massive crack.  Oddly enough, my first reaction was to drop into Earthquake mode: curled up into a ball with my hands folded on the back of my neck.  When I realized that the end of the world wasn’t coming, I looked around, wondering what the hell had happened.

So what was the sound? Well, remember that photo of the big dead tree that the birds were boring holes into?  Yeah. I was right about needing to chop it down.  Lucky for us, it broke toward the top, and I don’t think it’s too likely that it’ll damage more than the chain link fence of the dog run.  Needless to say, there will be a couple of tree guys out here tomorrow giving us bids on bringing the damn thing down.

Other than that, Ellie and I actually had a mellow day – and the evening was quiet.  Ellie insisted on going to bed at 7:15 pm; and there was no protest from mommy…yet, somehow it’s almost 11 and I’m still awake….but not for long…………………………..

Another of my birthday bulbs from Charlene