Oh but the icing was to be 100% homemade because I had a recipe that had never failed me! Ha!
I got out my 10 inch iron skillet and added the 3 cups white sugar.....yep that's all to begin with. You S L O W L Y heat this until the sugar melts and browns slightly...check...so far so good! Then you add in 1 cup of milk, 1 & 3/4 cups of butter and 1 tsp. vanilla that has been heated. This is where the "fun" began. It almost boiled out of the pan and pops went everywhere. My recipe ended there! Didn't tell me how long to cook it, nothing.......hummm. I tried my wooden spoon but quickly turned to my handy stick blender that my sweet neighbor brought over on soap making day. Thanks Pam! I cooked and cooked ....beat and beat and it just wouldn't firm up. I had made a sheet cake in a pan and decided to just pour the caramel mess over the cake. It ran into all the spots only runny caramel could go...but it DID taste good!
I told the kids that it was a OOPS cake and said that I had messed up. My kitchen was covered with sticky caramel as was I!
After much cleaning and wiping and a bath for me and clean clothes, the kids got here. They loved the cake...messy, thick, gooey, yummy icing and all! Just added ice cream , handed everyone a spoon and it was a party!
I guess the moral of this story is sometimes we all mess up sometimes, but we can go ahead and try to make something good out of our oops in life! I think the Bible calls it "Roses from Ashes"...
It helps to have the support of a wonderful family that is very forgiving and loving! That's what family should be. I am so blessed.
Nancy xo
