Daddio's been baking!

My dad never ceases to amaze me with the plethora of hobbies and interests he has. He will become interested in something, and then that will be his thing until he has exhausted it. Right now, he is dabbling in a few things, but baking is making it's way to the top of the list. Last week he sent me this picture, titled "Daddio's been baking!"


My response: "When can we come over?"

This picture doesn't do this German's Chocolate Cake justice. It was AMAZING. Perfectly moist. He toasted the pecans for the icing and everything. What a gourmet!

Another memorable creation this past holiday season was his fruit cake. Actually, it was Alton Brown's fruit cake, and if you've seen that episode, you would be mad to try to make it. I mean, there were SO many steps! Yet, my dad took on the challenge and came out victorious. I had never had fruit cake, and I was okay with that. But after trying this recipe, I am now a lover of the stuff. One of the steps was to pour brandy over the entire cake every few hours to keep it ultra moist.

Come on!

I think why baking and my dad go so well together is the organization required to turn out a superb product.
My dad is a compulsively organized person. (I DEFINITELY take more after my mom in this arena). He enjoys getting everything all measured out and in place before starting. He does what The Food Network Star's crews do to prepare for the shows. And then, he takes pleasure in cleaning as he goes. This, I can relate to. I cannot stand having a messy kitchen.
My mom is one blessed gal to have a dessert chef as a husband.

Lately, when he's not baking, he is organizing ALL of Mozart's symphonies and listening to them IN ORDER as he runs on the treadmill everyday, creating his own website, or kicking my butt at Word's With Friends.

(After uploading this picture, I realized I need more pictures of my dad).

A mighty good man indeed!