I have always dreamed of baking my own tiered cake. I consider myself a better chef than I do baker, simply because I don't bake. This thanksgiving, I decided to change that; I got the courage to try baking and I made a vanilla confetti cake. At first, I was afraid that the cake itself would be dry or not properly cooked. Halfway through making the cake, I thought "If someone else has made a cake from scratch, then so can I." This thought got me through the process. No matter what the cake tastes or looks like, I am going to make it with all my heart, for the people that I love. I truly believe that passion, commitment and confidence in cooking makes all the difference.
After baking the cakes in separate pans, I let them cool and I made the frosting. While assembling the cake and frosting it, I was proud of the obstacle I had overcome. After being told that I must choose between cooking and baking, today I proved that wrong. I proved myself wrong and I showed others the beauty in sharing a passion. After dinner I walked out with my three-tiered confetti cake and my family could not believe that I had made it. I was nervous, would the cake be dry? Would it be too sweet? Did I bake it properly? None of that mattered the moment that I cut into it. My family's eyes widened and their mouths watered. So did mine. The cake was beautiful and joy exploded in my heart. Nothing makes me happier than serving others with beauty.
The next day, we had about half of the cake left. Word of advice: put the cake in the fridge so that when you eat it the next day it stays moist and fresh. The cake disappeared three days after Thanksgiving! I would typically wake up and have a slice for breakfast, my cousin would have a slice after lunch, and my mother as a midnight snack!
This cake proved to me that I can do whatever I set my mind and heart to.
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