Baking for Sam
Sam on our vacation last summer in Charleston SC
I have had a lot of mailing information as of late, so I feel like doing something a little different today. I did some baking this weekend. That is something that I really enjoy doing when I have the time. What prompted this baking episode is my Grandson, Sam, who is 11 years old. Sam loves Boston Cream Pie and when he has a birthday or special occasion, that is always his choice. Last week I received a gourmet magazine and as I was thumbing through the recipes, I saw a very complicated recipe for Boston Cream Pie. I decided that I was going to make Sam a really special cake. I won’t go into all the details but it involved real vanilla beans, heavy cream, a gourmet chocolate bar and a lot of eggs. It took me three hours to complete the cake but it looked just like the cake in the magazine. I was so excited for Sam to come over Sunday for his favorite dinner, shrimp and Boston Cream Pie. Ken and I are really fortunate because Sam lives in Knoxville, not far from our house. He ate a lot of shrimp and when the cake was served he ate about half of the cake and declared that he was really full from eating all that grilled shrimp. My husband and my daughter thought it was delicious but Sam did not seem to be all that impressed. My mistake was in forgetting that a 11 year old do not have a very sophisticated taste. He liked the store bought cake that did not have the vanilla bean etc. more than the cake that took me three hours to bake.
The result is that I am going to make up a kid version just for Sam. The cake portion will be the same, but for the filling it will involve vanilla pudding and lots of Cool Whip. Now that is sure to please any 11 year old. What was I thinking?
