[Sca-cooks] Vegetable cake: (was Fruitcake)

[Susan Fox-Davis]

>
> :-) The creativity of a cook knows no bounds, yes?
>
> Last February, for Regina's birthday, we had a little party. She's on 
> Atkins, so instead of a regular birthday cake, our friend Morwyn made 
> a birthday cake in meatloaf! finely ground meatloaf, with minced 
> olives in it, 'frosted' with garlic cream cheese! It looked like a 
> carrot or spice cake, and was very funny- especially when she took 
> some of it to work with her- when someone is expecting carrot cake, 
> the faces they make when they get a mouthful of meatloaf  are pretty 
> funny!
>
> 'Lainie 


Mistress Renata Kestryl of Highwynds, despite her work in the area of 
confectionary [Sugarplums article in the Florilegium, &c.] does not care 
for sweets.  For her birthday this year, my lord husband made a great 
Torta Rustica instead of a customary Birthday Cake for her natal day; 
 bread stuffed with cheese, ham, bacon and tomatoes.  Renata was touched 
and delighted when the candles were lit on a cake made just for her 
personal preferences!

If you don't mind, I may snitch the meatloaf idea for her next year.  I 
really dig the "cream cheese frosting" concept.

Selene