Stake Relief Society Day.

I was schnookered. A couple of months ago a sign up sheet goes through primary for Stake Relief Society Day. I see nobody signed up for food so I put my name down and number thinking.... I can totally make a batch of cookies or brownies.

I was wrong. I signed up for the food committee. I go to the first meeting and wow.... I have never been to a stake organizing meeting before. If you've ever seen a bump on a log... you have a good idea what I did. I felt lost and out of place. But I was sitting next to my back yard neighbor whom I LOVE!
She volunteers to make some cakes for the dessert. I lean over to her and say if you need help let me know. Now my neighbor teaches cake decorating at the craft store here and is super talented. She told me she might need some freezer space for the cakes. I say no problem.

Tues. night she calls and says she's swamped and doesn't have time to make a cake and can I do it. I say yes. Then she asks if I have time to make two cakes. I say sure. I'm thinking a simple sheet cake because it's me... and she'll cut some slack for me. But no. She brings over 4 that's right FOUR cake mixes and tells me that I need to make them in a cookie or jelly roll pan. Two cake mixes per cake. Then ice them any way I would like.
Wed. I baby sat Dean and didn't make the cakes because I thought I can just make the cakes on Thursday. I get home at 5pm lots of time to make 4 mixes and I can put them all together on Friday when I get home at 5pm.
Thursday morning I remember that I'm working a double... 7am-1030pm. YIPES! But I had to at least start the cakes. So I make 2 cakes yesterday but here's the thing..... they are super thin. I don't think 2 cakes stacked will look nice for feed enough people.
My neighbor also gave me a lemon ricotta filling for the cakes. So with lemon theme in mind I brain storm and decide to make 2 more cakes... lemon and put them in the middle. So it's 3 layered... white, lemon, white. I only had enough filling for 1 cake and the other cake I made a lemon custard and make the butter cream icing flavored lightly lemon.



So to make a long story short... here they are.