I admit it. I have a problem (no snickering from the peanut gallery please). I hate to say no to anyone. If it something I don't want to do or honestly can not do I will and can say no. However often times if someone asks me to bake a cake (which you know I love to do) I just can't say no. Sure enough this morning a friend asked me if I had the ingredients for a cake. Silly question, of course I have the ingredients for a cake. The next question was, do you still have that flag cake pan? Once again, silly question, I have never gotten rid of a cake pan. This was all just a prelude to the real question of, would you bake a cake for me, for today, for fourth of July? My friend had to work and thought it might be a nice surprise for others in the same predicament. So I said, of course I would love to bake a cake. It was nothing too special just a butter cake aptly decorated as our American flag. It twas a rush job so I have to admit I took some shortcuts to make sure it got done quickly. However no one complained about it, and apparently the entire cake disappeared, which is the highest honor I can receive for a cake.
Happy Birthday America! Happy Independence Day to all Americans!
