This cake is not a lie.

[mmmdraco]

It's hubby's birthday today (though he's coming off of four days of 3rd shift, so I expect him to sleep most of the day) so I made him the Portal cake because it's what he requested something like 8 months ago.



In other news... there really isn't much other news other than that I am obsessed with omurice and that my nice coffeemaker broke and I'm waiting on my new one to arrive because the old one (that I got in.... February?) was under warranty so they're shipping me one. But... waiting doesn't give me fresh coffee. (I have instant... but made with microwaved water... Not even the same.)

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[februaryfour]

Sorry about the coffee maker. T_T Though Doug and I currently get all our coffee instant. XD We like to spend money on creamer, though. It's our little luxury.

OMURICE. ♥

What IS that cake made of? I can't tell what that texture is.

[mmmdraco]

Since I've gotten used to using a coffee maker with a built-in water filter... going back to instant is just a shock to the system. (If I had a decent hot pot, I might be okay, but microwaved water always acts weird. Typically, I use my coffee maker for making large quantities of hot water, too.)

I've started making a lot of extra rice whenever I do make it and then putting together a container of the filling in the fridge with whatever filling I decide on. Leftover teriyaki chicken or rotisserie chicken and some kind of veggie tend to win out. ^_^

It's an adaptation of a black forest cake for the actual cake, then filled the 4 layers (2 layers, each cut in half) with a kind of jelly made of pureed maraschino cherries in juice, cordial cherries, and some cornstarch, plus whipped cream near the edges. Then I frosted with chocolate frosting and that texture? Chopped pecans coated in melted chocolate chips, the last bit of the frosting, and chocolate syrup to get the right consistency. I've seen a lot of people online try to make a version of that cake, but no one seemed to be getting the consistency anywhere close to right... so I improvised. Thankfully, it turned out well. ^_^

[februaryfour]

WELL DONE! <3

[mmmdraco]

Hubby thought it was the best cake I've ever made. But, for me, that was the lemon chiffon cake with white chocolate Italian meringue buttercream and raspberries that I made a few years ago for my birthday. ^_^

[februaryfour]

I keep wishing Joe gets transferred to the Walmart near my house. Just saying.

[mmmdraco]

^_^ We definitely need to find a way to get together to bake one day. <3

[februaryfour]

*snerk* I wouldn't get in the way of a genius. I'd watch! ^_~

[mmmdraco]

XD If you're in the kitchen with me while I'm baking, you're brave enough to get baking credit. ^_~