I did not want to miss this weeks TWD. The world was teaming against me and trying to force me into skipping. One of my incisions is infected and causing me a great deal of pain. Then my exuberent 4 year old pulled the car door shut on my middle finger. I still pulled through and baked the cake with a tiny short cut. I pulled out my trusty cherry pie filling and subbed that for a stone fruit that the recipe called for. I love cherry pie filling. I adore it. And it always makes whatever you use it in better. However, I think that I overcooked this cake. It was so awfully dry. I am sure that I screwed up somehow. My oven is off by 50 degrees, and I have a feeling that I didnt take this into account when I set the temp. It happens from time to time when I am not concentrating when baking.
I will definitely try this again when my mind is on the cake and less on my ailing wounds.
Thanks to Michelle for picking this cake, I had been looking forward to this one. Check out the TWD blogroll to see many variations.
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It looks wonderful! I’m so sorry about your mishaps this week and I hope you’ll be feeling better soon. Your cake didn’t suffer a bit for it.
I am so sorry about all the troubles you have been having. I hope you feel better.
Your cake looks awesome.
Mine was actually a little dry too and I cooked it for 40 minutes at 350. I think it would be tastier if it was more of a pound cake consistency.
Oh, feel better soon! Gotta admire that perseverance – baking in the face of injuries and wounds. Your cherry pie filling didn’t let you down; your cake is beautiful. My oven is off also, and I tried to calibrate it when I was cooking this cake, only to find out that I was using a freezer thermometer. oops!
Oh no!!!! I’m so sorry you are feeling so awful! Your cake looks really fantastic though – I thought it was kind of dry overall, so maybe you didn’t mess up.
oh, that’s too bad (but the red cherries are gorgeous). hard to bake with bruised fingers, tho. 😦
Oh my ! I’m so sorry everything seems to conjure against you ! we say you can only go up when you are so low ! The cake looks gorgeous even if it was over baked I think it happened with mine as well. I hope you are going to recover soon ! ciao
OH….yikes, that’s all miserable stuff. I’m amazed you did this despite those travails! It looks gorgeous, kind of marbled. Mine was dry too (but gooey under the plums). I hope you feel better asap.
Your cake looks gorgeous, too bad it didn’t taste as good as expected!
Hope your fingers are feeling better now!
Your cake looks fabulous. I think a lot of us had problems with the texture on this one. I hope you’re feeling better soon!
Infected stitch and hurting finger. I am so sorry.
Your cake looks wonderful.
You have great friends….hope you feel “cheerry” and better soon. Happy second day of Fall. Yes, your cherry pie-cake is happy beautiful. Thanks for the variation.
AmyRuth
Well I think it’s impressive you pulled this cake off with all your injuries! You are a trooper!
Mmmmm regardless of if it was good or not, the streaks of cherry pie filling look beautiful! Poor baby. I am so sad that you aren’t feeling well. I cringed when I read about your finger. When it rains it floods, no? Get well soooooon.
Clara @ iheartfood4thought
Ouch! How’s your finger?
Don’t bother worrying about the dryness of the cake, most had that problem too (if not, they had a problem of rawness, strange) … at least it wasn’t your oven, nor the world closing up on you.
Sure looks way better with the cherry pie filling… wish I thought about it too, as you are right, cherry pie filling makes everything better… perhaps, even sore fingers! LOL
the cherry pie idea is brilliant, even if you didn’t love the end result… i bet if you try again when your finger is healed, it’ll be wonderful:)
It sure looks delicious with that yummy cherry filling on top. I have had that happen to my finger and I am sorry ,there is nothing like that pain. Hope you are feeling better soon!
Be still my heart! That cake looks amazing! I’ve got to try your version too! Great job!
I’m sorry about your week! It sounds like you just can’t get a break lately!
I think Cherry pie filling looks wonderful- like the perfect addition. I hope you feel better soon!
I sure hope your finger is better. Your cake looks so good. my husband would love yours..he is a cherrie lover not a plum lover!
With everything going with you, you cannot be held responsible for oven temperatures. Your cake looks amazing. Hope you feel better soon.
Ow ow ow! I hope that you’re on the mend soon! Nice looking cake. I’m not usually a fan of pie filling, but I may have to try it.
I think your cake is gorgeous!
This looks even better than the real deal. Delicious! I think you have a winner here. Hope things go better for you and your pains soon. Take care!
My cake was really dry as well! Hope you are resting up!!!
Ouch!! Oh my gosh – I’m so sorry about your finger! And what a trooper! You made a lovely cake!
Wow, you’re a trooper! Good work making the cake – it looks beautiful!
Sorry it came out dry. The cherry pie filling was a great idea. Hope the moisture didn’t ruin it for you.
BTW, get well soon.
I hope things start going better for you – that sounds like no fun. But it also sounds like you pulled out a winner with this variation.
Now, this is a dimply cake I can get on board with! I didn’t make it cuz I’m tired of fruit desserts, but yours looks fantastic!
that looks luscious, laurie!! sorry to hear you are having a tough time…hang in there…!! btw my oven is 50 degrees off too…crazy huh!
I hope that you feel batter soon!
Your dimply cake looks so “happy” and lovely.
Feel better soon! This cake was dry the first day for me, and ended up SO much better the next day. I like the idea of cherries for the fruit 🙂
Love the cherry pie filling idea! My cake was dry too, so it may not have been you.
I send you my very best wishes. Hope you feel better soon. Rest up as much as you can and take care!
mine was too dry too 😦 the cherry pie filling looks moist and delicious though!