A happy new year to all!
How did we celebrate here at ChezRanger? With a good dinner, champagne by the fire, and our first attempt at Russian Honey Cake
This was some serious work. And I made it even more difficult for myself by ignoring LadyRanger's advice to spread the making over two days. A lot of work...
Anyways, there are 8 thin layers of cake (this beast was too tall to go in our large cake-saver!), a VERY sticky batter and lots of whipping cream mixed with sour cream, which is not something I'd have imagined in a cake frosting. LadyRanger and I both had our doubts about each individual component of this creation, but wow, it turned out well. You get all these different flavors put together and they are indeed greater than the sum of the parts.
We had to break out the good plates for it!
Daisy likes licking a bit of the frosting off my finger, but that's not why she's looking smug....
I didn't even have to help clean up!
One of the perks of being a cat, I guess. Daisy just gets to make messes, not clean them up. And if anyone could call and talk to Daisy about her recent habit of knocking our large containers of coffee creamer from the kitchen counter (where Daisy is NOT supposed to be) to the floor and spilling it all over the place, we'd really appreciate it.
In any event, we here hope that 2021 is a banner year for all! Stay safe and well, all!
happee 2021 two ewe ...mom...and... dad... daisy !!! we hope thiz yeerz a grate happee one for all; is ther any cake left ....it be lookin DEE LISH :) ☺☺♥♥
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