There are very few times in life my mother uses swear words(hard to believe I am her daughter :P) One of those times is usually a holiday. And it is usually for the same two things. #1. She forgot to take the rolls out of the oven, or she forgets to serve them all together. #2 The marshmallows were pilled on too high on the sweet potatoes and they took on a life of their own, boiling up and eventually exploding into a hellacious pile of goo that will have to be scoured for hours off of the bottom of the oven. I would like to point out however that my mothers swear words are far more watered down than mine ever are...I don't want to paint a bad picture of her. :) Since I already celebrate Thanksgiving in October(that is when we do our more traditional T-day) I don't make it in November, we go out to eat, at a very nice restaurant. I do however crave certain things. Sweet potatoes is one of those things. This cake is my version of sweet potatoes this year. I thought about doing … [Read more...]