death by microwave

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    I almost forgot to make an image of this cake (the same one that Katie and I made... I made it again while at home in Iowa), remembering only when it was almost halfway gone. But I'm happy to have remembered at all, so that I was able to include it on the kitchen windowsill, with my childhood yard in the background, and one of Grandma's roses in a vase.

    Speaking of this cake. There were three pieces left of it in a tupperware container in the fridge not more than 24 hours after I first made it. I came in from swimming that afternoon and my aunt, sitting in the kitchen, said:

    "You're going to hate me."
    I looked at her and said, "Uh-oh. Why?"
    She grimaced. "I thought that Tupperware container had the potatoes in it. So I microwaved it for dinner..."
    (Dawning comprehension.) "You.... you did what?"
    "I microwaved the cake."
    "For how long?"
    "About five minutes."
    "!!!!"

    Mournfully, I approached the Tupperware container. Nothing remained but a stinky, fried mess of strawberries and gooey whipped cream.

    It took me most of the night to forgive her...

    Image made with my Hasselblad 500 C/M.

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    1. katez0r 10 months ago | reply

      I want to eat it again.

    2. orangelica 10 months ago | reply

      Oh what a shame... should always peek in the containers, right? I am jealous that this cake ever existed at all :) beautiful, delicious shot. happy weekend.

    3. Claudio952 10 months ago | reply

      Beautiful and so inviting! I miss only the recipe, yup!!!

    4. n.white1 10 months ago | reply

      that window sill looks like it was made for desserts! the light is perfection. microwaving cake is unfortunate, but that means you get to bake another one, right?

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