What's more fun than cooking with a great friend? I'm sure I can't imagine. What delight when my friend - and not just any friend but Linda, the highly talented artist one, the one who taught herself to watercolor from a book over the winter,
that friend - volunteered. We did this Aztec Devil's Food Layer Cake, a deep chocolate with a custard base, as well as black pepper and rose water; page 143 in Urvater's
Chocolate Cake. Then we frosted with Boiled Icing, page 312 from the same book. This fluffy, alabaster frosting turned out perfectly on the first try thanks to Linda's patience, her abundant attention to detail, Michelle Atvater's extremely precise recipe and a digital thermometer.
We took this fabulous confection to lunch, accompanied by Strawberry Ice Cream (Epicurious.com recipe), which we also made together.
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