I cannot tell you the amount of trouble this cake gave me. I don't know what it is, but baking for cake club is always a bit fraught. Normally when I bake, it all goes smoothly and I am usually very pleased with the result, but bring cake club into the mix and I either have a disaster or my cake isn't good enough to make on the day. Maybe I am just expecting too much of myself. (recipe at end of post)