So That's Why They Use Fondant!

I ruled out another career option last night: Cake Maker. I am so NOT the Ace of Cakes!

I decided I wanted to make a cake from scratch, as I had not yet crossed that off my culinary to-do list. I began the ill-fated escapade yesterday afternoon, choosing a "perfect" chocolate cake, according to the recipe. The actual making, mixing, and baking was not so difficult. And the house smelled really good, chocolate-y and fresh. The cream filling and the frosting was good.
However, I did not anticipate the amount of time the whole ordeal would take, nor did I have any idea that piecing the cake together would be so difficult. Did I mention that this was to be a three level cake? And that the tiers were not all the same size, because our cake pans are not all the same? And that one of the cakes broke in half when I took it out of the pan? Oops...
Piling the cakes on top of each other was also tricky, as was guessing the right amount of cream filling and frosting.
But once it was all assembled and frosted, though it looked a bit of a mess and towered over the counter, it was still pretty tasty. Just to give you an idea of what it looked like: If you've ever seen the seen the scene in Matilda where the chubby little boy has to eat Trunchbull's cake, yeah- it looks like that! That's all you get. I am too embarrassed to put a picture up.
At least I can truly say that it was a learning experience.