Mum’s Birthday Cake
September 7th, 2008 by Scott |
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I’ve had a strange kind of “Christmassy” feeling this past few days. I’m going to put that down to me sitting on my arse drinking wine, wet and cold weather outside (leading to floods all over the UK, again), and the smell of baking filling the house. Oh, the joys!
The baking this time around is for good reason – my Wife (Gosia) has been busy preparing a birthday cake for my Mum’s 60th birthday. An excellent choice of cake, too – Nigella Lawson’s Autumnal Birthday Cake (from How to be a Domestic Goddess) – oozing with the taste of maple syrup and pecans, and covered in gooey sticky meringue mixture. What’s more, Gosia baking means I get to be a bit of a pain by licking the remains out of the cake mixture bowl (don’t do this at home though – uncooked eggs, as Gosia pointed out)!
Since it’s Nigella’s recipe I’m not going to repeat it here – but I did notice another blog that has, and would suggest heading over there.
Oh, and in typical English style, yesterdays torrential rain has been cast aside in what appears to be a Summer resurgence today – hence the cake photograph taken outside!
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I’ve been wondering about this gorgeous-looking cake for some time. Since you have given it the seal of approval, I may have to give it a try sometime soon.
I’m just back from a meal out with my parents followed by some of the delicious cake – so I can say that it passes the taste test too!
What a beautiful looking cake!
This is one good looking cake! I yet have to master the art of making layer cakes:) For some reasons my layers are never perfect and have bumps here and there all the time:) Your cake looks gorgeous!
“I’ve had a strange kind of “Christmassy” feeling this past few days” – definitely the weather, mate!! LOL.
The cake looks spectacular – I don’t know why I don’t bake from Nigella more often. Love the meringue icing! And as an aside, I have licked hundreds of mixing bowls all containing raw eggs with no ill effects. Either I have a cast iron constitution or I’m the luckiest woman alive!
I can relate to the Christmas-y bit… rain and cold, this is much more like December than September. Great looking cake – both this one and the Zebra!
Frederik: Thanks
farida: Again, thanks. It tasted delicious.
Jeanne: The Nigella books are really good actually and I keep coming back to them. Quite easy recipes without going too far (unlike Delia!).
katie: Thanks on both counts! Damn weather (sunny as I type this, though)!
Your post reawakens so many memories. My Mum, Aida, who immigrated to Brooklyn, New York, and found a job in a factory, just loved me and my brother.
Then my “father” who was a milkman, ran off with a 19-year-old floozie, abandoning his family.
But, nonetheless, I often prepared my Mum Aida birthday cakes before she died in that terrible nursing home because me and my brother didn’t have the money to get her some proper care.
Now that I am famous (the SENIOR ADVISER, and the personal conceirge to Mr. Ed Levine. of the Serious Eats website), I feel so sad that I could not have done more for my mother Aida.
But, I loved your post. Thank you.
Louise, “therealchiffonade”
Clearwater Trailer Park
Clearwater, Florida
oh, i think i’ve heard of this cake before. anyway, it sounds and looks absolutely delicious! what a perfect addition to any birthday celebration
I would like to stick my face into this cake.
@chiff0nade – What a very strange comment (but not unwelcome!). No, really…
@megan – Perhaps, I’m sure she cooked it on TV (but could be mistaken)…
@The Culinary Sherpas – Whatever floats your boat. I prefer to eat it
This looks great, and reminds me of the cakes my mom used to make for my birthday.
Nigella is the greatest, right?
@Olga – Well she’s damned good. I have a pile of her books here but missed her latest series…
Scott, I love your blog. I’m so glad I found it through HomemadeS and the “In the Bag” event. I love the idea behind this event, and will keep my eye on your blog to jump in sometime. This evening I’ll be making a cake of Nigella’s as well (an Orange Cake – already posted on my blog but definitely worth repeating). I’d love to give this one a try soon!
@Lael – I reckon I’ll be baking a cake this weekend too – for the In The Bag event. Perhaps you could submit yours, too?
That cake looks delicious!
Nice post i like it, Keep it up