Cake # 37 Strawberry Sponge Layer Cake

MASCARPONE! That is what I thought when I was buying the ingredients to make this cake. Since I am not a huge cake fan, but I am a huge cheese fan, I was super excited for this cake. Was being the key word. Turns out Mascarpone is disgusting! It is an Italian sweet cream cheese, except it isn't sweet at all and certainly did not taste like any other type of cheese I have had. But, add some strawberries and powdered sugar and mix it all together - the bitter aftertaste is somewhat hidden. Ted, Shakespeare, and Evie on the other hand liked the taste of the cheese- so clearly there must be something wrong with me.

Hating things seem to be my biggest problem right now. I hate all of the cracks, holes, scratches, dents, and chips that invade every item in every corner of my house.


I hate that I feel like my life will never progress- that there is no forward movement in being a teacher both monetarily and in position.


Most of all I hate that I am cleaning out my daughter's clothes again, and getting rid all of the 12-18month clothing, shoes, socks, hats, hair bands, and moving on to the 24month-2T clothing. I mean she is only 18 months this Monday! When did she stop becoming a baby?


Here is another hate- I hate reading blogs in which all they do is wine- so enough already.


So instead, while Ted and Evie are eating the strawberry sponge cake after lunch today (and Shakespeare if Ted is generous)

Here is my cake:

Here is the book's:

I will be cleaning out Evalyn's clothes and be thinking of all of the wonderful things that are to come- what she will be when she grows up, the first time she can read a book on her own, the first time she eats a crab, and what this little angel is going to look like and become.


Until next week.