The Help

I just finished reading The Help by Kathryn Sockett.  It was a wonderful book reminding me not to take forgranted the people in my life.  I read this for my book club, so when it came time to have our meeting I decided to try Minny's Carmel cake.  (Not the other pie!)  So I found 2 recipes.  One from Paula Dean http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/bobbys-caramel-cake-recipe/index.html and the other off About. com: http://southernfood.about.com/od/cakerecipes/r/r81130k.htm  What a mess.  First my cakes wouldn't come out of the pans, then my carmel didn't turn out.  What a fiasco. So I made a 3rd cake.  While it turned out better, it still wasn't wonderful.  I took the 3rd cake to my book club.   I took the first cake- that was falling apart- to my kids school for the teachers to nibble on.  The 2nd batch I did in cupcakes.  I froze them to use on a later date.   Today I went to get the rest of the cake from the teachers.  I have to say it was better than the rest.  It was Paula's recipe and despite it being super messy the carmel in each layer added so much to the cake.  I will have to try this recipe again.