On Sun, 28 Dec 2003, Pennyaline wrote:

> "Darrell Grainger"
> > Finally, it should serve 50 people... it is her wedding cake. The wedding
> > is January 6th, 2004. This means I have to have it done by then.
> > Obviously, I'll want to do a trial run before the wedding.
>
> Personally, I'd run screaming in the opposite direction. Could she have
> given you any less notice?!

Normally she would have given me more time. We all knew she was getting
married but she didn't expect to get married within the next year.
Unfortunately, her fiance is back from the army for Christmas. He got his
orders and he is getting shipped to Afganistan. He will not be back for a
while; they decided that they will get married before he gets shipped out.

> Does she want a carrot cake or a spice cake? Round or sheet? Multilayered?
> What kind of icing? Trimmed with gingerbread men?! How about a gingerbread
> cake, then?

She is trying to satisfy everyone. Some want it a little spicy (not just
cinnamon; maybe all spice, nutmeg, etc.). They are not sure exactly what
they want. No nuts is a must as a few people in the family have very
serious nut allergies.

Because of the short notice she is not picky about the shape of the cake.
I have a recipe for gingerbread cookies that she loves. She thinks it
would look cute to have gingerbread men covering the sides of the cake. I
think she would be okay if I had to make one cake that looks good and one
that is just a layer cake or a bunch of square cakes and one that is for
display.

> There is a tomato-based spice cake that might fit the bill. It would also
> hold well and become moister by the big day. It could still be a problem,
> though, if you're dealing with allergies.

No one has tomato allergies. There is only shellfish and nut allergies.
The people will shellfish allergies are not serious enough for anyone to
care. There are people who have anaphylactic shock if exposed to nuts.

Someone has been good enough to send me a link to a recipe that seems to
meet my needs. It is http://lisamariebabik.com/ks/000162.html. I am off
work for a week. I'm going to be be taking this week to do a little
experimenting. Any friend not going to the wedding gets to try my
experiments (I don't want the wedding guests to be sick of carrot cake by
next week).

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