I'm not even exaggerating when I say: I've been baking since age 11. And it occurred to me that, during that entire time, I've never owned a round baking pan. Square and rectangle, yes. Round never. How is that possible?!
Not sure but I reconciled all those years by going out and getting my first. Of course, as soon as I walked out of the store, I realized that one isn't going to do the job. If I'm going to make a layer cake (and I am, trust me), how is one layer going to work?
I got inspired today while scoping the Internet for Southern style cakes. After realizing on Monday that Mardi Gras season was going on, getting an idea to try my hand at a King Cake, and promptly deciding "no way," I did some research for some other cakes that wouldn't require anything that felt like bread making.
Leave it to those inventive folks in the South to come up with some of the most decadent deserts ever. It's not your mother's Betty Crocker, honey! I found this great recipe for something called Pig Picking Cake. That was charming enough but I found Pig Picking versions I, II, and III.
Version III of this cake sounds like the bastard son of yellow cake and ambrosia. I hope to have some field-tested cake out there soon and will definitely report and how that's received.
In case you're inspired, check it out for yourself!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pig-Picking-Cake-III/Detail.aspx
(another helpful hint: every recipe I've ever used that came from "AllRecipes.com" has been extraordinary. I trust them implicitly!)
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