没着落

rain or no rain, the sky outside still looks grey. but at least the rain will wash the haze down.

pound cake

made the perfection pound cake from dorie's book.
i used vanilla paste in the batter, and so it was dotted with vanilla seeds. with gentle scents of vanilla. the batter was very silky and voluminous.
looking at the cake all the time while it was in the oven. mummy always said that the cake will be shy if you keep looking at it, and it won't rise.
the cake split a little down the middle, which was pretty. and cutting open, the crumb was so fine and delicate. don't know if there should be bubbles inside though. but the vanilla dots were pretty too. but sara lee pound cake is still nicer.

(from the beginning you just don't fit. literally. so then you don't.)