Super Easy Lemon Cream Cheese Pound Cake

This was by far one of the easiest creations I've ever made. You really just have to love the tasty simplicity of anything that goes into a bundt pan. Using a recipe that I found from MyBakingAddiction.com, I prepared this cake for my parents' summer picnic.

Creamy batter just all mixed together.
 It doesn't get easier!

There really wasn't a tough thing about this recipe, and a little truly goes a long way. One thing is for sure, they call it pound cake for a reason. I served this with fresh strawberries and whipped cream, though I think in the future I'd try to even make it lighter. I've been reading a lot about the mechanics of baking in my Alton Brown book lately too and this would probably be a great candidate for trying cake flour rather than all-purpose. Something just needs to lighten this puppy up!

That all being said, this was actually the first cake I've gotten a paid request to duplicate. So heavy to me, I must have been doing something right. Try it for yourself and hope you enjoy!

Homemade Lasagne Noodles

Once a long time ago I had successfully made lasagne noodles with help. I think I had done it quite a few times, and now that I'm trying on this "baking" hat I thought I would go for it again.

Unfortunately, it didn't work quite as I had hoped.

I started with the traditional well and mixed all of my ingredients together. I got my tight little ball in plastic wrap and I was feeling really good about myself. Rolled it out, and the noodles looked great.

But when it came time to eat, they were doughy. I just don't know a better way to explain it. They just tasted like they weren't quite cooked at all.

I'm not sure what I did wrong and I can't find any assistance on the Web. My best guess is one of two things:

1. I put too much sauce in my lasagne (I do like a lot of sauce) and this over-saturated the noodles.

2. I needed to boil/cook the noodles before I placed them into the casserole. I forget that not all noodles are now bake-ready like the spiffy new box kind.

 So I think I'll try again soon but with some cooked noodles before I bake. If anyone knows if this step is necessary, I'd appreciate the feedback. I baked for 30-45 minutes at 350 or so. So I'm not sure that they were underbaked, but I suppose that was a possibility too.