Last Christmas kind and thoughtful in-laws sent us a truly gorgeous and delicious professionally made red velevet cake with to-die-for cream cheese frosting. We absolutely loved it. Still I am schlepping cakes everywhere in the perfect-for-cake-of-course packing box. There is nothing quite like being surprised with an excellent cake in the mail.
My son studies cellular and molecular biology in a far away, damp, dark, cloudy, coastal town, near (By near I mean geographically and spiritually near.) the hometown of Curt Cobain. Even the boy's fine laying hens, Twinkie and Cupcake, grow tired of the relentless overcast and wet weather, and they complain loudly. It's understandable. A good cheerful shipping cake was clearly needed in February. Orange and Chocolate Bundt Cake, page 122, turned out to be just the ticket. If you slice this cake and wrap it in plastic wrap, you can get a lot of it into one of those small post office boxes that ship for the same rate regardless of weight. He received his cake in 4 days and was delighted. Mailing this cake is like sending sunshine in a box.
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