100 recipes!!! I did it. I'm half way there and it's taken me only twice as long as I thought it would. Anyways, what a great cake for this momentous occasion. A sweet Polenta/Almond cake that would be delicious on it's own. The cherries and apricot add a juicy tartness. But this delicious dessert came at a high price. It All started at Safeway where I watch the scanner like a hawk. They are notorious for sale signs that "somehow" do not ring up at the register. You do NOT want to stand behind me in line. The 1lb of cherries were ringing up as 2 lbs and it took them 20 minutes to realize the scale was broken. The cherries were $8, the nectarines (No apricots. What is the difference?) were $4 and the almond paste was $12. Thirty minutes later and $22 less, I was walking back home. I had to remind myself "Why?" I'm doing this and how much cheaper it is than $10,000 at the Cordon Bleu. I was ready to bake. I began by prepping the ingredients : Pitting the cherries (gruesome affair), slicing the 4 apricots and crumbling the almond paste. I used a 9" springform pan because my 8" pan is only 2" deep (It worked fine). After arranging the fruits on the bottom I poured the batter and baked it for 58 min (rotating at 30). I let it cool on a rack for 15 minutes and "inverted the cake unto a serving plate to cool" as stated in the Handbook. I used a glass cake stand and went to see my Netflix. All of as sudden a hear a loud crash. The scene was heartbreaking! My cake stand had broken in half (Did you know glass breaks from heat? Do I need to use heat resistant glass/serving plate? It should state that in the recipe. Next time I'm not taking any chances and placing it on a rack. Another lesson learned from this project.) and taken half of my cake with it. I wanted to cry. All that money, time and energy. I quickly saved the other half before the rest of the stand cracked into pieces. If you are reading this and wonder why you did not get to taste this cake, this is the reason. I was barely able to save a decent piece for the picture. My mom got to try a sliver and loved it. We both thought next time I would only make it with cherries (IF they're on sale!). It's a great breakfast treat.
102 to go!
PS. Martha, you owe me a cake stand.
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Oh no..how terrible! I'm so anal about my cake stands and when my husband accidentally broke my pink Martha stand I wanted to kill him. Thank you for saving me a slice though! What an expensive recipe. I swear I thought tasted liqour. Nice breakfast treat with tea.
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