Anal....maybe.
Time saver.....definitely.
I hate coming home and humming and hawing over what to cook for dinner and when I finally settle on something I'm missing 2 ingredients.
So to combat that I "try" plan my meals for the month and shop for ALL the ingredients at once.
I'd pinned "Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake" on the list of "Food: This Months Dinner" and it sat there pinned for nearly 2 months.
By the time I turned around to make it the first time, Baby C had consumed all the strawberries.
After I bought a fresh batch of strawberries the yogurt had passed it's expiration date.
I finally said heck with all of it and used the expired yogurt to make the cake for the first time the day before Christmas.
In my mind you should never experiment with a dessert you've never made before on the day before Christmas and especially when using expired yogurt.
But it's the end of 2013, I felt like living on the edge.
Well let me tell you!! If you happen to have expired yogurt and or 12 ounces of strawberries laying around PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make this cake.
It is ABSOLUTELY delicious. It's NOT too sweet, and the yogurt gives it such a rich texture and taste, I was out of lemon juice...so I didn't drizzle any on top like the recipe called for but I can't imagine it tasting any better than it did.
My Aunt actually thought I bought it at a store (she knew nothing of the expired yogurt obviously!)
She knew nothing of the expired yogurt...until NOW! Dun, dun, dun! lol!
ReplyDeleteThe cake looks delish. I never got down to baking this year. I just couldn't be bothered. We had minimal decorations. It doesn't feel as much like Christmas with only two people. And the dog. But I'm not in a hurry to rush out any kids. So I guess I better get used to a two person Christmas xx
Sounds yummy! Have a wonderfully blessed 2014!
ReplyDeleteI thought yogurt was expired to start with. How can it get more expired? Kind of like sour cream. That cake sure looks good.
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