Earlier this week Stuey and his friend Elias baked a cake and made the frosting for it. They did it all on their own and I was a little shocked that it came out so well. A week or so ago they had tried 'on their own' and I had had to help them a bit. It was like watching 'dumb and dumber' in action, and afterwards the kitchen was a mess. Flour on the counters, sugar everywhere, and a cake where they got the ingredients slightly wrong and the frosting was inedible.
So this time I was very skeptical and informed them that they were not going to get any help from me and that they had to end up with a clean kitchen. Since there was no wifi they could not look up the recipe on line. So I showed them where the cookbooks are located and pulled down 'The Joy of Cooking' for them to use. Then I went and took a nap.
But low and behold I awoke to a finished cake. It was amazing. They made 2 layers and neither stuck to the pans. I watched them put them together and coat with frosting. They 'totally redeemed themselves'.
Patrick
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