21. I made a cake for a church dinner. 22. In a small kitchen on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Elisa Strauss makes cakes that defy the laws of sanity. 23. In one workshop, the wood slabs on which the cakes were made by day were used as a bed for workers at night. 24. Let them fill party favor bags, help make the cake or prepare invitations. 25. Make cake by following directions on package, substituting milk for water. 26. Make the cake with fresh peaches when they are available. 27. Make this cake ahead so it can set up a little. 28. My grandmother made her cakes in a cast-iron skillet. 29. She made the cake at Christmastime, he said, and now he intends to make it, too. 30. She and her sister used to make the cake but both managed to lose the recipe. |