Saturday Afternoon

Well as you can see, Heidi has not yet had a chance to post anything. She took a look today while I was at a Fund Raiser for the Robotics Club. She did not know how to post a new entry. I will get to show her this weekend. In the meantime. . . . .


I have a recipe to offer. Heidi has some amazing dessert recipes and one for a chocolate cake that is one of the best I have ever had. The praise is not just because she is my wife but according to many other people it is a wonderful cake. I have a little competitive streak because Heidi often just brushes my recipes aside because "you can't cook like that" is something I hear all to often. I have come up with a recipe for a Lemon Cake that is, according to many, one of the best they have had. Take a look below: It can be almost any Lemon Cake mix but I picked Aldi's brand because I'm cheap!

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Lemon Cake Special
1 box Aldi's Baker's Treat Lemon Cake Mix
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Veg. Oil
1/2 cup Mayo
1 package Instant Vanilla Pudding mix
1 cup 1/2 and 1/2 cream
1/3 cup light cream

Mix all ingredients together in Kitchen Aid Mixer at medium speed until smooth

Grease a 10” X 10” X 2” cake pan

Pour cake mix into pan

Bake @ 350 deg. For 35 – 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean

Let cool

Confectionery's sugar with light cream mixed to make a glaze consistency. 3/4 teaspoon lemon extract and 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract. Start with about a cup of Conf. Sugar. Slowly add the cream until it reaches the consistency of a really thick drizzle. Then add the extracts and beat well.

Drizzle over cake when cool.

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Now to get back on track with what my day was today. Went to the Torrington Farmer's Market and set up a booth for our Robotics Club and its Fund Raiser. Just to let you know, this is not just a little local club. It is formed by an organization called F.I.R.S.T. which is an acronym for, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.
Had a pretty good day. The weather is GREAT today, about 82-84 with a nice breeze and really low humidity. Heidi is a work until 8:00pm and then I pick her up and we go for our weekly Blizzard at Dairy Queen then home to watch a DVD, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.