Thanksgiving Feasting

CakeBrown Sugar Caramel Bundt Cake

Leeds Presbyterian Church had its annual Thanksgiving luncheon after church yesterday. The food was delicious and the fellowship was sweet. I love getting together with people I like. 

The luncheon was potluck. I made deviled eggs and the above cake. I had found the recipe for the cake on Pinterest and wanted to give it a try. So without a trial run, I made it for our luncheon. On Saturday night, during the making of the cake, I thought I had a disaster on my hands. The cake came out of the oven, looking like it would fall apart when I took it out of the pan. It didn’t. Phew.

I had even worse luck with the caramel sauce topping. The recipe called for the sauce to be made with sweetened condensed milk. I used Eagle Brand and followed instructions to the letter. But the Eagle Brand scorched right away, and my sauce came out with little black flecks in it. I knew I couldn’t pour that over my cake. But it was late at night, and I surely didn’t want to go out looking for replacement Eagle Brand. So I went with my usual caramel sauce recipe: milk, brown sugar, and butter. It turned out fine this time, just not as pretty as the topping on the cake in the recipe photo. 

The cake was a hit. Everyone was asking who make it and giving it all kinds of accolades. I finally had a piece, and darned if wasn’t quite tasty.

75557502_10163036114725497_3512660928841646080_nWe’re a small but zealous congregation.

Skipper is at the vet having his teeth cleaned. His breath just got so bad that I think it was bothering even him. I’m a little nervous about the whole thing. They have to give him anesthesia to do the procedure. Also as I was leaving, little Skip comes running from the back of the clinic, having slipped his collar and leash, all ready to go home with me. The tech got the boy in hand, but not before I had big tears running down my cheeks. I don’t think I’ll take a deep breath until I’m reunited with my Skipper.

NOTE: As I was proofreading this post, I got a call from the vet. Skipper is all done and awake, and he did fine. Lost one tooth (Doc said it was so loose it basically fell out). I was so happy to know he was ok, I didn’t think to ask which tooth. Hope it wasn’t a front tooth. I’ll pick him up in a couple of hours, bring him home, and we’ll share some couch time.

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On 11/18/2019, Barbara Anne said ...

What a wonderful looking cake and I hope you'll post a link to the recipe or add the recipe to the ones here on your blog. Oh, and do please add your caramel icing recipe as I cannot have cream (sniffle, sniff).

Love the photo of your fellow church members!

Wishing Skipper well as he recovers from his dental work. Be sure to have some soft food for him in case his throat is sore and perhaps some soft treats, too. Please give us an update on Skipper after you get him back home.

Big hugs!
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