The Ugly Cake

Everyone has their experiences of "just not right" when it comes to stuff like this. So...I present to you my ugliest cake ever. Now I tell you that this yummy lemon-berry cake knew it's fate of being an Auburn cake and decided it would fight me tooth and nail on being "perfect". First my layers were slanted because I forgot to check my level before cutting them, then my homemade buttercream icing just never got that perfect consistancy. It was actually base-iced four times, yes FOUR times. Then my colors just weren't deep enough. And to top it off, the tiger paw is a bit misshapen. Oh, and I desperately wanted to put a little elephant inside it (like the baby in the King Cake) but could not find our little one from our Noah's Ark in time to run it through the dishwasher for a proper sanatizing...that would have been a real hoot if I had though. But live and learn. At least it was a cake just for the enjoyment of a friend and her family and not for an occasion or event. So let's hope the scrumptious taste redeemed my not-so-stellar performace on the decor.