I'm trying to write a paper for m Holocaust class. We got to pick what our paper is about, so I decided to write about the bystander effect and other psychological elements that were displayed throughout the Holocaust. It's a huge project and I am freaking out about getting it done by tomorrow. (I also have a painting to finish and interviews to write up that correspond to that paper!) AND, I have another presentation and paper due right before! AAAHHH!!! Today's list isn't much better... Wish me luck! I present another project tonight!
Anyway, for my presentation tonight, we were asked to bring in something (edible) that is a family tradition. It was my professor's way of celebrating the last night of class, but it seemed pretty insensitive to ask us to do that the same night that a major project/paper is due... but that's just me.
I chose to bake a poppy seed cake, as my mom would make it for my birthday for breakfast. I loved it. It wasn't until I moved out that I realized how expensive it is to make!!
Poppy Seed Cake
3 C flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
1 1/2 t vanilla
1 1/2 t butter extract
1 1/2 C milk
3 eggs
2 C sugar
1 t salt
1 1/2 t almond extract
3 T poppy seeds
3/4 C oil
Mix all ingredients in mixer to blend well.
Pour into a greased and flowered bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in the pan and then invert to remove.
Glaze with a mixture of:
2 T orange juice
1 1/2 t vanilla
1 1/2 t almond extract
1 1/2 t butter extract
1 C powdered sugar
Pour onto cooled cake. My mom uses a pastry brush so it soaks in.
Well, that's all I have time for. I have to head to work and then rush home and get some last minute preparations done for tonight!
I cannot wait for this semester to be over. I promise to be more exciting...
Cheers.
