a peek inside the fishbowl

I’ve written about this before, but I’m not much of a baker. Perhaps it’s because I’m impatient with things like measuring, something that is kind of important as it pertains to baked goods. Or maybe I don’t bake because I prefer savoury treats to sweet ones? (Although I do like to eat the results of other people’s baking!) Or maybe it’s because my baking projects don’t turn out as pretty as I would like them too.

It’s no wonder, really, that one of my kids has taken up baking. Someone in the house has figured out if she wants baked goods, she will have to bake them herself. Smart cookie.

My youngest had been bugging me to bake something with her, so I asked her to flip through my copy of Joy of Cooking and collect some ideas. She showed me a recipe for something called Lightning Cake, which is also known as German Blitz Torte (presumably because it can be made in record time).

The Germans weren’t lying. This is a very quick and easy recipe with pretty good results. (I was going to tap it out, but someone already did right here.) We chose to frost ours with a thick layer of vanilla icing instead of using the almond topping, and it turned out wonderfully moist and flavourful. I wish I had a photo of the finished product, but we ate it before I realized I should have snapped a pic or two.