New Recipe

So I made a NEW recipe tonight...this might count as my "new thing" for tomorrow because I am the only one who has tried it so far...but we'll see!!


I made a cinnamon roll cake - found the recipe on Pinterest from this blog: http://cookinupnorth.blogspot.com/2011/07/cinnamon-roll-cake.html


My Verdict:
I was going to post a picture but I don't know if the cake came out as pretty as I had planned.  It tasted pretty good but I think the amount of cinnamon topping could probably have been cut in half - It uses two sticks of butter.   I am going to reheat a piece in the morning and see how I like it.  


This did taste like a cinnamon roll - but more like a cinnamon roll/coffee cake - I guess that is why it is a cinnamon roll cake.  


The reviews said AMAZING and BEST CAKE EVER - I am not sure I am sold on it being THE BEST CAKE EVER but going to try another piece - my first piece was still a little hot right out of the oven AND it was a corner piece (which I hate) but it was the first piece.


I love trying new recipes but as I said before, I hate when I make (or do) something and feel like I failed, so this blog is going to be my attempt to get out of that rut.  I don't think I failed at this recipe BUT would have liked the results to be the kind of cake that I can't keep my fork out of - come on, you know what I am talking about.  


I will update in the morning, once I've had my next piece (and of course, my coffee).  I am going to see what my husband and baby girl think as well.  My 19 months old gives me a very honest MMMMMM when she likes something - my husband says everything is good (such a nice guy).  


Sidenote:  This is also my first recipe to make from Pinterest.  I recently became a Pinterest fanatic so I guess pinning is also something NEW that I am trying.  


Well....reheated the cake in the morning and it was good - I made sure I had a gooey middle piece, which is my favorite part of a cinnamon roll.  I still think I might try to make an easy cinnamon roll recipe and see what I like better.  My husband liked the cake though.  I guess I am just too hard on myself and can be very critical, especially when I am trying something NEW! Basically the reason that I wanted to start this blog again, so I can force myself to try something new and learn and move on.