Let Us Eat Cake (or Not, But Let Us Not Give it Superpowers)

December 8, 2012 — 4 Comments

American Gothic corn bread

If you go to war with cake it will win. If you pretend that December makes food more important than Jesus, you will be damned in all possible ways. I have nothing against cake, but only eat it two or three times a year. Since bakery cakes usually do not satisfy any of my gourmet desires I make my own. In order to glorify the special event of cake creation I purchased a bunt cake pan that is super gothic.  Making the cake your creation and your gift is the opposite of going into a trance to eat an entire crappy tasting store-bought cake quickly before you become aware that you are shoving something into your mouth.  If you give a cake power to control your actions, what are your saying to your own soul?  If you take your time and select the ingredients with care your cake can be a reflection of your Epicurean celebration of good taste and tasting good.

Goth cake pan

I have dusted off the super goth pan for a winter delight.  In the running for chosen recipe is a green tomato bunt cake I made a few years ago.  It is not unlike zucchini or carrot cake, in that one does not associate the taste with the vegetable right away.  Persimmon pudding is another favorite of the house. I never get as far as icing, and hold my breath every time I dump it out, hoping it will not break as it exits the bunt mold.  I have bought a gigantic piece of lovely fresh ginger root which is already being used in all kinds of dishes.  I think it is fitting to find a gingerbread creation that can  go gothic.

overhead shot of corn bread