The Busy Day Cake

I made one of my favorite cakes, the busy day cake and, well, the cakes came out of the pans great, but the gas stove in this oven burns things that are baked on the far sides of the oven. At first I thought I had a disaster on my hand, but after shaving off the burnt areas and filling the layers with jam, I was able to salvage the cake, remembering that my mom has told me icing can cover almost anything. I used non-stick pans that worked just great and it was easy to put the jam in the middle and lift each layer on.
Frosting was a bit tricky. I had made the frosting and cake a few days ahead, so I had to take the frosting out of the fridge a few hours before I frosted. I popped it in the microwave for about 25 seconds and it softened up nicely. Be very careful if you use the microwave, as you don't want to melt your icing. Because there were a lot of exposed crumbs, I had to glop the frosting on and slide the knife over it. If any crumbs got on the knife, I simple wiped the edge of the knife on the edge of a bowl.
The cake came out great and I added the pansies for the final touch! The recipe for the cake and frosting is as follows:
Busy Day Cake:
1/3 cup oil
3/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour

In mixing bowl combine all ingredients except flower and beat until well mixed. Add flour and whisk until batter forms. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes or until done. Make one round 8 inch cake. Recipe can be doubled.

Cream Cheese Frosting (One of my all time favorites!!! My mom uses this frequently on the wedding cakes she makes.)
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1 tbsp butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups confectionary sugar

Mix until well blended. Will cover an 8 inch cake, but 1 1/2 times the recipe will do an even better job!