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I have been baking from my new "Sweet", cookbook and have only been picking the easiest recipes. I picked an apricot, almond cake with a cinnamon topping thinking it looked straight forward. Even looking back, it seems straightforward. But for whatever reason, I skipped steps and combined ingredients in the wrong order.
When making the cinnamon topping I added the egg long before it was supposed to be included. I was supposed to heat the butter and sugar mixture alone, let it cool, then add the egg at the end. Because I added it while it was melting on the stove, the egg was slightly cooked. It had a gross, gelatin consistency. Once I moved on to the cake batter, I thought it was going well until I added the batter to the pan. I realized I forgot the almond meal. A key ingredient in the apricot "almond" cake. So I poured the almond meal over the batter and mixed it in the pan. It took an hour to bake, and I used that time to edit my 5th vlog. As it was baking, I completely forgot to monitor the cake to make sure it did not over cook. I waited until the timer went off, then removed it from the oven. It was pretty brown and looked over cooked. I also used a smaller pan than it called for, undoubtedly changing the cooking time. I made sure to let it sit for 20 minutes before removing from the spring-form pan. When I took the first bite, I hoped it would be sweet and delicious. I even recorded it to capture the moment of pure bliss. But, it was not a moment of pure bliss, it was only "okay". I was disappointed in the flavor profile and wished it was sweeter and had more depth. I questioned how last week's snickerdoodle cookies could be so mouthwatering with so few ingredients, and how this cake with more prep time and intended care came out only being "okay". It reminded me slightly of a store bought angle food cake. I am tempted to make it again, but also want to venture on to other desserts and find more hidden gems in my cook book. Comments are closed.
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