A Little Bit of All Right

Warning: the pictures that follow may be distressing to cake bakers. Do not worry; no cake taste was harmed during the deconstruction, and all cake was consumed with great gusto. Let's just get it out of the way: As I was finishing the top layer, the cake started to split.  Eventually, the entire cake split.  I have never had this happen, so it was a bit of early morning excitement.  I wish I could blame it on the recipe, but this was entirely my fault for not following the directions exactly. The recipe says to level off the cake layers before you start assembling.  I decided to ignore that step as I've not had the best result when trying to level off cake before and have never had it matter.  Well, it mattered today! Shortly after this picture was taken, part of the cake fell onto the table causing me to start shoveling it into a bowl.  Final result: So even though the assembly of the cake ended in disaster, I have to say that this was some of the best cake I've ever eate