Andrew and I were playing the game "Telestrations" with some friends. As you know and have seen my artwork, (previous blog post) art isn't my thing. When I got the next booklet to draw in, I saw the word, "desert." I immediately thought, "how embarrassing, that person can't spell. Don't they know dessert has 2 ss's because you always want 2 helpings?" I drew a nice dessert. At the end of the game, I realized that there was not a spelling error. I was supposed to draw a desert, not dessert. All of the previous pictures before mine were deserts, but because of me and my love of dessert, the whole game changed. Everyone thought it was pretty funny.
I'm always up for trying a new dessert, in fact, we rarely have the same dessert twice. (Unless it involves peanut butter.) This past weekend, some friends invited us over for dinner. When Andrew asked what we could bring, they said, "Have Jenna make one of her famous desserts." I have had so much practice making dessert, maybe I'm finally becoming good at it.
I tried a new recipe which is never a good idea when you are giving it to someone else, but this recipe was a success! You can find it here: www.thecountrycook.net/2013/05/old-fashioned-oatmeal-cake-with-broiled.html
The best part of the cake is probably the broiled frosting. (or the cake batter. Licking the bowl is always the best part.) It adds a crunchiness that is to die for. I was a bit extreme and took the advice given in the recipe saying if you want to be mean, double the frosting. The mixture of brown sugar, coconut, butter, evaporated milk, and pecans is out of this world. That being said, I couldn't eat as much as I wanted because it is very rich, but worth every bite. Here is a picture:
Be jealous!
I left lots of the cake with our friends which is good for my belly and which also means I have an excuse to make dessert again tonight...
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