I did a bad bad thing....
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
December 24, 2015 10:59am CST
.....something I should not have done, ever. I lived many years without doing it and I should not have done it....seriously!
I made a red velvet cake and for the first time in my life I made buttercream frosting...OMG...I am in heaven! I am sure I'll pay for it in the long run - all that butter...all that sugar....all that goodness - it will be worth it!
Needless to say I had powdered sugar all over the kitchen. What amazed me was putting 3 cups of it in a sifter and getting double that out of it! It's the little things that give me joy.
I think we will start off the festivities this evening with that cake, I can't wait.
I would have taken a photo of it, but I am not the best person for the job of frosting a layer cake....it looks like a two-year old did that part!
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
24 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill When I started reading I thought the cake did not turn out well. The powdered sugar all over the kitchen and other mess are nothing when the cake tastes good.Wish you,your husband and Ruby a Merry Christmas.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Dec 15
Thank you so much, I appreciate - enjoy the season no matter what you celebrate.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
24 Dec 15
sounds great - wish I could get a slice or three myself
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Dec 15
@arthurchappell LOL! Glad you enjoyed it and it is calorie free!
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@celticeagle (161492)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Dec 15
Oh well we couldn't taste it so a pic would just be mean.
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@celticeagle (161492)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill ...Sounds like you and yours enjoyed it.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Dec 15
LOL - yes, it would induce drooling.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Dec 15
You should try baking, you might surprise yourself.
@Marilynda1225 (80714)
• United States
24 Dec 15
I absolutely LOVE buttercream but have never attempted to make it myself. I would probably just eat that and forget the cake 
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@Marilynda1225 (80714)
• United States
24 Dec 15
Forgot to add a VERY Merry Christmas to you, hubby and of course Ruby too
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Dec 15
@Marilynda1225 Thank you - enjoy your company and those hams!
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@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
25 Dec 15
Wow sounds amazing and never made one of those before. Tonight we have pumpkin pie, apple pie, coconut pie, and banana pie. This is not counting the different types of poe there will be too. There is taro, banana, papaya, mango, and bread fruit poe too. So I guess you win on this one with your wonderful cake. Have fun eating this one and Merry Christmas.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Dec 15
I'll have some pie but no thanks for the poi - I had it a few times in Hawaii..uhg....
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Dec 15
@poehere I am going to be experimenting with pies...I just found several recipes that uses butter int he crust instead of lard...lard and I don't like each other.
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@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
25 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill Yes I do not like it either and I don't eat it. You would of loved the pies I cooked yesterday. I think they are all gone now I am sorry to say.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Dec 15
Not so...I do not lie - it won't get cut until later this evening. I'll take one when I cut it
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@GardenGerty (158384)
• United States
25 Dec 15
Tell people you did the frosting that way on purpose. Then next we set up a buffet of desserts. I have a chocolate mocha poke cake to cut tomorrow. I bet someone will provide a carrot cake as well.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Dec 15
carrot cake is very popular this time of year - I've never had that.
@rebelann (111768)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Dec 15
But it's the taste that counts at least you gave it a really good try, right?
Merry Christmas.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Dec 15
I will win on taste that's for sure...last place for looks! Merry Christmas to you too.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
24 Dec 15
Don't worry about the frosting. When something tastes good, no one seems to remember how it looked!
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Dec 15
Yes, it is red....and they say it has a chocolate flavor but I don't taste chocolate. It's food dye that makes it red and it stains things! It's a southern cake - did you see Steel Magnolias? The grooms cake at the wedding was a red velvet cake in the shape of an armadillo.
