I don't even know what to say.

Let it be known that, I do not consider myself to be inept in the kitchen. I feel that I can hold my own. New recipes do not scare me. I actually volunteer to teach a high school boys class how to cook! The pictures that I am about to post will totally belie the information that I have just shared with you.
First of all, I saw this recipe on another blog, it sounded good, she's mentioned foods in the past and seems to be a big fan of the stuff, so when she said this was a GOOD pound cake and even posted the recipe to prove it, I figured she had to know what she was talking about. Plus she's from the south, and well, it has been my experience that every good southern girl knows how to make dessert!

Let me begin with, the girl was in a wonderful mood, she had slept until 1pm; allowing me ample time on the computer, which always makes me happy. However, I did not feel so great, I had a slight headache and my stomach was not happy. (It still feels kind of 'off' today too.) But I was going to push on!
I plopped the girl in her (new!) highchair, and got myself ready to bake.
Here is my helper:
(Also known as Superbaby, b/c she tends to wear her bib as a cape)


Isn't that the coolest highchair EVER? I mean, COME ON! It's ORANGE!!!!

Got my butter, shortening, and sugar in the mixer; they are creaming together nicely.


Still no trouble from the girl, so I carried on.
Got the batter finished up, (with a few deviations from the recipe b/c sometimes I am just too far ahead of myself, just don't tell BooMama's Mama that I didn't stir in the baking powder w/a fork [gasp!] AND I totally forgot about the milk until the very end, so it went in last.) Poured the batter into the pan, now here is probably where I made my biggest error. The 'pan' was called a 'tube pan' in the original recipe, there was even a link to a website to show you what it looked like and/or to purchase one for yourself. I have a pan that looks A LOT like the one in the picture, so I figured I was good to go. I sprayed Baker's Joy (another deviation from 'THE RECIPE') on my 'tube pan', filled her up and set it in the oven. I should be good for almost an hour and a half. HOWEVER....
Not too long after, I smell 'a smell'. It was kinda good, like the wonderful aroma of a baking cake, but also kinda bad, like the smell of something burning. This continued for a few minutes before I decided to go check things out. This is what I found:




WHAT in the world????????????? How did that happen?????

Apparently there is a difference between a tube pan and an angel food cake pan. (Guess what I ordered from amazon this morning? yep, a tube pan.) *note the edit at bottom of post*
I persevered though, I yanked that puppy out of the oven, put it on a sheet pan and shoved it right back in! Of course, I cleaned up the spilled batter first. It was actually quite easy, see the burned smell I was smelling... yeah that was the batter actually burning, ya know, so it's all nice and crispy on the bottom. I just used a spatula and got it right up, just like a pancake!
After about 90 minutes in the oven, this is what I got.


and it was still yummy. C said that I should make that again 'real soon', without the mess up. He also didn't want to take a piece to work today b/c he said he felt bad b/c he couldn't share 'the yumminess' with everyone else. He did ask for me to make one the next time he has to bring breakfast in.


*****EDIT!
It was pointed out to me that in the reviews of the 'tube pan' it says it is in 2 pieces and leaks!
I cancelled my order. Guess I'll have to find one at BB&B.

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:big sigh:

Your welcome.

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So....

I know this, but sometimes I forget.

I am a friend of God.

And that's enough for me!

okey dokey

Man, I've been such a bad blogger lately! I really would like to get better at this. I also would like to get back into my scrapbooking, I've really got the bug lately, and plenty of pictures to scrap, my problem is that I can't seem to scrap unless someone is in the room with me, so that means I have to wait for C to get home before I can do anything. Gonna have to whine to him more, I guess.
Speaking of whining, I've been whining that the girl hasn't rolled over... well, she finally did it!! Last Thursday, and C and I both got to see it! She went from her back to belly, she's a master of it now, but still hasn't quite figured how to get from her belly to her back yet. We got her a 'jolly-jumper' when we were in Austin, she really enjoys it. She's not quite 'jumping' yet, she just kinda hangs out in it, but if we do the 'jumping' for her, she LOVES it! She has also gotten increasingly better with eating off of the spoon. Today, she ate a whole 'bucket' of pears and didn't drop one bit! That is HUGE!!!
I've been going through the stuff in her closet, trying to do the weather change over thing, and I've come to a realization... I've gotta go shopping for the girl! Up until now, she has mostly worn gifts from my generous friends and family. I bought a few things, but we have been really blessed. She is growing like such a weed that nothing fits her. I made three piles last night, "keep" (it was either cute or it had sentimental value), "give away", and "sell". It's hard to get rid of her stuff, partly b/c I can't believe she is growing so quickly, and partly b/c in the back of my mind there is this thing that says 'what if...' (so not what I want to do but I never saw this coming either!) and a small part says 'but she only got to wear this once! and no one saw how cute she was in it!!!

Gotta get moving... I'll catch you later!

~Til next time!