Moscato Strawberry Cake for April Birthdays

I was browsing through pinterest and came across a Moscato Strawberry cake that looked perfect to celebrate the group birthday party we have the for April birthdays in our family.  The strawberry icing didn't seem to be stiff enough for me to make the roses as I wanted them so I substituted with a perfect crusting buttercream recipe used by the original pinterest poster.  My practice cake was just a plain yellow cake with the buttercream icing.  The Moscato cake didn't come out as I had hoped.  Mine didn't raise, cake was too dense.  Tasted ok, but not sure I'd make again.  But the roses came out good (better in test cake wouldn't you know!)  and I'd make them again.

Test Cake:

 Moscato Birthday Cake:

Banana Oatmeal Cookies

(source: allrecipes.com)

 Love that ingredients are all stuff always in my kitchen, quick to make, tasty moist cookies to eat.


Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
3/4 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup mashed bananas
1 3/4 cups quick cooking oats
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  (My first batch came out too dark, I lowered the temp to 375 but it may be my oven.)

2.  Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.

3.  Cream together the shortening and sugar, beat until light and fluffy.  Add egg, banana, oatmeal and nuts (I left out).  Mix well.

4.  Add dry ingredients, mix well and drop by the teaspoon on greased cookie sheet.

5.  Bake for 15 minutes (mine were 12) or until edges turn lightly brown.