I did something tonight....something I've never been able to do well at all, in almost 33 years of marriage.

I've tried and tried over the years. And it's sometimes been the source of laughter for my family.....and disappointment in me. I don't know why I've never been able to do it well. It's something most people do with little thinking.....but it has eluded me.

Until tonight....

I made a layer cake!!!

It's not crooked.

There are no parts of it falling off.

There are NO CRUMBS in the icing!

It's a miracle!!!

I saw a recipe on the McCormick's seasoning site for Red Velvet cake with cream cheese icing. I've never had Red Velvet cake....the recipe looked easy and didn't call for buttermilk as most chocolate cakes do. It did however, call for a full bottle of red food coloring! Not the little squirty bottles that come in a 4 pack of food coloring. They are only 1/4 of an ounce. This called for a ONE OUNCE bottle of food coloring.

I know that's why it's called Red Velvet cake.....but I couldn't bring myself to use that much. I just used a little over half of a squirty bottle. I put in a tad more milk to make up for the moisture loss. I just couldn't put in all that food coloring. So, it's more of a Devil's Food cake.

I just finished it at 10:40 PM. I AM a night owl and do my best work at this time of night. I wonder if that's why it turned out at last?

Because I made it so late, it won't be tasted until tomorow. But the cake smelled great when it was baking and I taste-tested the icing and it's yummy.

I'm so excited!

I've finally done my mother's favorite cake safe.....bought at an auction for a buck, about 50 years ago,.....proud.