Strawberry Chiffon Dessert for a Tea Party!!

Even at 35 years old I still want to

make my parents proud.

I really wanted to make something SPECTACULAR

and AMAZING for everyone in Nebraska.

When I found this recipe for

Strawberry Chiffon Dessert

in Southern Living March/April 2009 I thought...

aaaahhhh haaaaa, I have a WINNER!

Not so much........

Don't get me wrong, it tasted DIVINE and was

absolutely BEAUTIFUL, however there were a few

things that made it a ROYAL pain

and thus is not on my list to do again anytime soon.

I followed the recipe to a T, but when I was making the

top layer the egg whites just would not stiffen for me.

I had to beat those eggs FOREVER.....and EVER.

I even enlisted some help from James and

this was AFTER my Mom and sister pooped out!!!

Then, following the instructions where it says, freeze 4 hours to overnight, I placed the cake in the freezer and

boy oh boy did it FREEZE.....12 hours later we had

to use a JACK HAMMER to cut it apart.

So then I had a GREAT idea to just let it "thaw" a bit.

Nope.

Then you are left with the top layer melted into a mushy

pile and the bottom layer is still hard as a ROCK.

Maybe you have some ideas??

My Dad actually had a great one...
"precut" the slices before you freeze it.
Not sure if it would solve the problem, but worth a try.

Despite it's challenges, it was quite tasty and pretty.

For a printable recipe click HERE.

Want to see something else that is really PRETTY?

I was able to take some AMAZING
pictures of my Mom
and several of her teacups, that is,
when I wasn't trashing her kitchen
and breaking her knives cutting my rock cake.

How priceless!!!

Ya know...not everything works out PERFECTLY.

Sometimes you have ROCK HARD cake days.

But with kindness, compassion and SMILES

life can remain pretty SWEET!

If you haven't VOTED for my
Lilac Cupcake
that was picked to enter Sweetopia's
Sweet of the Week Contest...please click HERE.

THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!!!!

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I will be sharing Tea and Fussy Chiffon Dessert with:

TEA, INSPIRATION & TABLESCAPES:

Rose Chintz Tea Time Tuesday

Martha's Favorite TeaCup Tuesday

Teacup Thursday

Tabletop Tuesday

TeaCup Tuesday at Artful Affirmations

Lady Katherine's Tea Time Tuesday

Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday

A Return to Loveliness

LACE Wednesdays