Monkey Bread, Part 2

My sister, Amanda, asked me to make Monkey Bread last night for her husband's birthday. It is his favorite dessert and this would be his "cake" after Cracker Barrel. No problem! I had my timer set on my stove to come on at 8:00 pm and to bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees, had the coffee pot set to start perking at 8:15 pm so when we came in the dessert would be just finishing baking, the house would smell of dessert and fresh coffee. We arrived at 8:30 pm, everything was just as it should be. The kids were playing, the coffee perking, the Bread baking...just like Better Homes and Garden. Right. Anyway, at 8:35 I take the Bread out of the oven, perfectly done, wait the proper amount of time before flipping it onto my platter. Perfect. Then I ask Amanda, do you want me to put candles on it (since it is his "birthday cake") "Sure, just put 5 or 6" So, I do. The kids need us for something so we leave the kitchen to attend to the darlings. We come back in, and my candles are flopped onto their side. "Who did this to my candles?" My mom thinks, "Looks like something Scott would do", but doesn't say that. "I don't know who did this to my candles, but it's not funny." I go to set the candles upright and (you probably already know what happened - it takes me a minute with some things) THE CANDLES HAD MELTED IN THE CAKE. ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE STRING. (If I had a digital camera, there would be a picture to go along with this entry). I looked at my mom and said, "You know I will blog about this tomorrow." We ate the Monkey Bread - there were some parts that were a little bit "waxier" than others!

**So, the moral of the story, if you are using the Monkey Bread as a birthday cake, WAIT until it cools to put the candles on. Or do what we ended up doing, letting Emma, Maelynn and Logan each hold a candle and letting Kyle blow it out that way. My dear, sweet sister looks at me and says, "Good thing you didn't put all 29 candles in." Thanks, Amanda.