Happy New Year from the Ugly Cake

Kitchen Ninja got icing tips and a big top cupcake baking mold for Christmas.

Megasaurus and Jamiepants have showcased ugly cakes before on Facebook, so I figured I

should probably make one as well - and here it is. Ugly. Cake.

I used Martha's (Stewart) yellow cake recipe, and made my first attempt at Meringue Buttercream frosting.

Here's Martha's Cake Recipe. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE it.

Yellow Cake

4 c. sifted cake flour

4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 lb (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temp.

1 3/4 c. sugar

6 egg yolks at room temp, beaten.

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 1/2 c. milk at room temp.

* Oven at 350 degrees F.

* Butter and flour cake pans.

* Sift flour with baking powder and salt, and set aside.

* Cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar gradually and beat until light and fluffy.

* Beat in egg yolks and add the vanilla.

* Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with milk. Stir batter until smooth.

* Pour batter into prepared cake pans and bake for about 45 minutes.