Here's the Hummingbird Cake I made for the WOW Bake Sale yesterday. I had quite an adventure getting it to our market booth. I couldn't wrap it because the wrapping would have squished the frosting. I didn't have any containers to pack it in except for my own tupperware cake cover, and I didn't want to let that go. And I certainly couldn't carry it to the bake sale naked.
So I put the cake in my cake cover, loaded it in the car, and went to Wal-Mart. There I found a cake box in the craft section that looked just right for my purposes. Looks can be deceiving.
When I got to the car (did I say that it was pretty hot yesterday), I found that my cake had warmed up. All the layers had slid to one side (sort of like the Leaning Tower) and had bumped up against the side of the cake cover.
No worry, said I to myself. I can fix it. But first I had to assemble the purchased cake box. It was just a matter of folding flaps and tucking them into slits in the sides of the box. Sounds easy. Well it wasn't. When I would get one side folded and tucked, the other side would come loose. I did that numerous times with no luck, so I decided I'd first put the cake on the bottom of the box and fold the sides around it and tuck them. I figured that the heft of the cake would make the box more stable and easier to assemble. Wrong again.
I got the cake out of the tupperware, straightened up the layers, and smoothed out the messed up frosting on the sides (yes, I used my finger, but first I had slathered antibacterial hand cleaner on my hands that Vann keeps in the car). Then I set the cake on the box's bottom. (Did I say I'm doing all this in the confines of the front seat of my car in the Wal-Mart parking lot?)
So I have the box with the cake sitting on the bottom on the passenger side seat. and I go back to the process of trying to fold and tuck flaps. I'm sweating like a pig in August and I have cream cheese frosting up to my elbows, but I finally get the box closed and flaps tucked.
When I got to the bake sale and lifted the box, I could see that the layers had again slid and were resting on one side of the box. So I had to open the box, straighten up the layers and smooth out the frosting once more. Closing the box wasn't quite as difficult this time, but it took a few minutes. When I got to our booth with the cake, a lady was standing there waiting for the hummingbird cake. She bought it, Veronica put it in the lady's car, and I left, licking my fingers, hands, and arms all the way home. I hope that lady got the cake home without disaster. But I wouldn't bet on it.
If you'd like to make your very own Hummingbird Cake (it's really a very easy cake to bake--just difficult to transport in the summertime), you'll find the recipe here.
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On 07/25/2009, Barbara Anne said ...
ROLFLASMS!!!!!!!!!!! That's my version of rolling, laughing and splitting my sides!! Thanks so much for the good laugh. Your word pictures are priceless and I can see it all. That just goes to show that in a Southern summer, all bets are off when it comes to frosting, cars, and cakes!
It is a beautiful cake and fingerprints don't affect flavor. Now about that antibacterial hand cream... perhaps germs would taste better than that?
AMIL made a Hummingbird cake for me for my birthday and it was wonderful! April temperatures are kinder, tho!
Hugs!
On 07/26/2009, Beverly said ...
Oh gosh, Susan. You made me feel like I was right there with you - sweating and fussing.
I feel certain it was worth it to the lady that purchased it because Hummingbird Cake is so delish. In fact, where does she live? I would like a slice with my coffee this morning. ;-)
On 07/26/2009, Kai said ...
Okay. I HAVE to apologize first! Why? Because I'm a TERRIBLE person. Yep. I SHOULD have read that post with a sad, sorry look on my face, muttering, "Oh, poor lil' Susan! What a trying ordeal!" But, no. I am HORRID, and I LAUGHED till my sides hurt. Forgive me. Heehee. Oooops. Wait ... Hahahahahah ... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA ... uhhh. BAD KAI.
On 07/26/2009, marydon ford said ...
Sympathizing!! You are so funny. TTFN ~Marydon
On 07/26/2009, linda j. w. said ...
Hi Susan,Bless your heart,you always know how to put me into a good mood.I love to read your Blog everyday.
Linda
On 07/28/2009, lila said ...
Life can be a challenge even in the ordinary simple things! LOL!
Hummingbird cake is one of my favorites!
Looking forward to seeing your "bundt cake" quilt when you finish!
On 08/09/2009, deborah said ...
I like your blog..............fun stuff...love the quilt ideas so much to look at
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