Not so pretty

Sometimes things don't work out like we planned. Sometimes life doesn't work out like we planned, but I digress.

So, a few weeks ago we had a potluck at work. I think it was for Fiesta. If you don't know what that is, I'll tell you. It's a big party in San Antonio. An excuse to drink. And take off from work. And close school. And that's all. (Actually, I think it's to celebrate the Battle of the Flowers.) I made a tres leches cake. It turned out pretty cute. Kinda like the one I made last night.

Pretty, right? I think I may have mentioned tres leches before. If you haven't had it, or you like it and want to make it, check out the recipe on http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/. This is the perfect tres leches cake. Not too sweet. Light and airy. Moist. Yummy. If this is your first tres leches experience, try this one. It won't disappoint. Unless you don't like cake. Or real whipped cream. Or rich, moist goodness. I'm just sayin'.

I also made a white cake with homemade lemon curd filling frosted with buttercream and topped with toasted coconut. It did not turn out so pretty. I debated whether to throw it away or take it to work for coworkers to eat during the day, but not serve at the potluck. I chose to take it to work. Guess what? It got eaten. By 10:30am. It didn't look pretty, but it sure tasted good. It took a lot for me to take something that ugly to work. I don't like to make, let alone serve, ugly desserts. I'm always finding the flaws in everything I make. In this case, I didn't have to look very hard. The top totally split apart.

But can't you see the potential? Sure, it looks kinda rough. And has totally fallen apart. And stuck to the side of the box. But it was really yummy. I kinda felt proud. My own personal Cake Wreck.