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And.... presto! My very own burnt sugar cake. It tastes like caramel and pralines. Delicious.
I have to say it turned out really well, I was proud. I felt like a Food Network star in her own element, whipping up egg whites and heavy cream, vanilla, sugars of all sorts.
No wonder my son gets all hyped up after he eats birthday cake! I got to see first-hand what goes into the frosting- sugar, sugar, and then finally, some more sugar.

Just as a side note, I got the other things on my productivity list tackled. My nails are ruby red and my cans are a'collecting.

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making myself useful

A few things I plan to either do, or start today in order to feel refreshed or productive..

• Begin recycling. I've always said "I'm going to start" but today's the day. I'm bringing in a storage bin to sit in my pantry, and in will go all of our cans. As far as paper? I need to look further into that. I need to educate myself on the recycling measures in my area.
• Paint my fingernails 'racing rubies red' - a new color I bought this morning. It'll be a sort of self-expression to start out the week.
• Bake a 'Burnt Sugar Cake'.

After going through old cook books this weekend with my mother in law, I found a caramel frosted cake similar to one that my husband had years ago at a work function. He fell in love with it. I believe this is the cake, but it may even be tastier, from the looks of it. This will be my first made-from-scratch cake, ever. I'll post pictures of it later. Cross your fingers for me, as I'm playing Betty Crocker today.

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