A Dismal Failure

It hurts to admit you have dismal failures. I, who could simultaneously, like Eli Manning throws a touchdown pass, chew gum and flip a layer cake out of a pan or an upside cake or honey buns out of their pans without blinking an eyelash, had this miserable result after painstaking effort with this fussy little teacake that is just delicious. It can also be an almond tea cake with apricot, fyi. Here it is, the strawberry tea cake before it was baked. And then the same cake after it was dropped when it was turned out of the baking pan. Well, here's what to do: serve portions in your prettiest bowls and top with thick whipping cream or vanilla ice cream. Make sure you have lots of wine with your dinner first. Not everything in our test kitchen turns out a success but at the end of the day, the dish was enjoyed by all. And it's your secret and mine. And if you want the recipe, I'll get around to it, when I've gotten over the ignominy of the whole thing, plus digging out through the snow in this 10' weather we're having in NH.