Second Post of the Day
Continuing the "Sweets" theme for the day...
My sister, Jenny, was lamenting at this year's Feast that no booths sold French Marble Cake anymore. A favorite of hers, she has been hoping for years that one of the food booths would have it, but from what I can tell, it's not been seen (or eaten) at the Feast since the 1980s. (Really.)
Well, you know big sisters. They love their little sisters and like to make them happy. So I went through the two Feast cookbooks that were published in the 1980s and guess what I found?
The recipe! I looked over the ingredients (had to look up a scant cup of butter; that just means to remove 2 T from a cup of butter. Easy peasy) and then the directions. Not too difficult. I decided to make one and, if I was successful, make it for this Thanksgiving so that Jenny could at last have her French Marble Cake
It looked good when it came out of the oven;
even better, it was delicious! I sent the recipe to Jenny and Leslie along with my pictures, now firmly committed to making it for Thanksgiving. (I did dust the cake with powdered sugar.)
Well, plans can change. On Friday, Jenny sent Leslie and me this text:
If you are looking for a new recipe to try, one that has roots in the 18th century and is really good, try making the French Marble Cake. The recipe calls for a bundt or angel food cake pan, but Jenny and I both used 13 x 9 pans and it turned out fine.
If you do, I'd love to hear what you thought of it!
Stay 'tooned!
