Another Reason to Hate Iowa…

For about 15 years now, I have wanted a sand castle cake pan. Dennis finally said, “Why don’t we get it for Frankie’s birthday cake this year?” Sweet! He also suggested I try a practice cake - ½ to eat it, ½ to see how it would turn out.

For a BBQ we had the other day, I made a cake in a regular bundt pan. Despite spraying the pan with non-stick butter spray, the entire top half held tight to the pan, separating it from its lower half upon departure. Dennis thought it could be attributed to our recent (unbearable) humidity. Hmm… Perhaps flouring the pan after spraying it down with butter spray will help?

Well, here are my results:


A sad sight, indeed. At least you can tell it was once a sand castle – BEFORE the tide came in! Have I mentioned lately how much I dislike the weather in Iowa?!