Oh pshaw, on Sun 24 Sep 2006 08:30:01p, Michael meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> Uh, I have a very large mailbox that could accomodate several
> slices! :-)
>
> ******************
> Haha! You've taken the time to answer many questions for me
> here. The cake probably wouldn't travel very good, but when the
> holidays roll around, I'll see if you are interested in some of my
> orange chocolate truffles. I'm not much of a cook, but I'm proud
> of them. I actually won a minor award for them in the only
> cooking contest I've ever entered, the Chocolatefest last year
> here in Bloomington, Indiana.

Honest, Michael, I was just kidding. But I always applaud your interest
and effort in trying new projects. I lik your spirit! Hey, orange
chocolate truffles that you won an award for? Yes, definitely interested!
Orange and chocolate is such a great combination.

> Well, the jury is in on the hummingbird cake! Pretty good but
> just a little bit too banana-ish. Haha! Is that a word? I've only
> had the hummingbird cake at MCL Cafeteria, so that's really
> the standard I'm playing to. The family samples everything but
> they are always counting calories so I usually drag my creations
> off to work the following day. That's why I made such a huge
> cake. A two-layer 9x13 is big, but there are a lot of people at
> the office.
>
> I'll have to work on the "too banana-ish." My guess is I'll put
> less bananas in it nex time. I'm a genius, aren't I? Haha!

I've only had homemade hummingbird cake and it is always on the "banana-
ish" side, but I like it. Sometimes when we're expecting one thing and get
another, it just doesn't seem "right". It may be your family's experience
with the cake from MCL Cafeteria that colored their judgement.

Speaking of cafeterias, I wish there was still a good one here in Phoenix.
I like a good cafeteria meal every so often.

After we move and I've unpacked my books, I'll have to send you an old
recipe for Zuppa Anglaise. There are many variations on this cake, but I
especially like the one I have. It's made of 3 layers of sponge cake
soaked with a water/rum/sugar mixture. There are two fillings, one is a
pineapple custard, the other a chocolate custard. It is frosted with a
meringue. You might find it interesting to make.

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Wayne Boatwright
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