End of Semester Potluck

I made two cakes and a salad, which was probably overkill but I had recipes and pans to test drive.

The Berry Bundt was made in the Nordic Ware Elegant Heart pan. What a beautiful pan and a breeze to prepare and easy to clean afterward. The recipe was from the Williams Sonoma website. The Nordic Ware Bundt cookbook had a similar recipe but it used a cake mix (Yuck!). The scratch cake was much better. The second cake I made was a recipe from the NYC Juniors restaurant. Juniors recipe claimed to replicate their famous cheesecake. It was yummy. Unfortunately, I ran out of steam when I was making it and didn't fancy it up. It was also made in a new springform pan with a glass bottom. It worked great and I didn't have to take it off the glass to serve it ( A huge bonus!). I was worried that the water had leaked through the foil and into the cake from the water bath, but it was just condensation. Next time it will be loosely wrapped in foil and hopefully -- no condensation.