Happy Dessert Day!

Cardamom Buttermilk Cake with blackberry whipped cream...

Putting it all together:  


The cake is made with buttermilk, ground cardamom and ginger, orange juice (freshly squeezed), and some vanilla.  The texture is firm, but light tasting...sort of similar to pound cake.  The cake pan is lined with ground pecans mixed with sugar and some orange rind to give the cake a little crust.  

The filling is just some Cool Whip and blackberries gently folded together.     

It was the best way to celebrate National Dessert Day!

Sweet & Savory

This is the first cake I've made from scratch in a long time.  Friends
came to visit, including one with a birthday.  She likes white
cake with white frosting.  I'm pretty proud of what I came up with.
The icing was a fluffy light variety, but was kind of melty with the
cake.  Next time I'll try a more standard buttercream.  The flavor was
great...very light and airy. I'd like to try a fruit filling in
between layers...maybe peach?

 We also had some friends over Saturday night.  I baked a batch of vegetarian Samosas from a recipe I found in Cooking Light.  The took forever to make, but were sooooo yummy.