Preacher's Wife Flees Scene of Cake Caper - puts in her two cents worth

Judge Sited for Involvement in False A-Rest, Preacher’s Wife Flees Scene
The Honorable Judge “Mac” Adamia was sited last night for false a-rest. In an exclusiv interview, the Judge told Holler Reporter Matilda Farnsworth that at approximately 1:00 a.m. he was awakened by a phone call from the Presbyterian preacher’s wife. “That’s where the false a-rest came in,” stated McConnell. I was under the false impression that I could take a rest.”
According to Judge Adamia, the preacher’s wife who worked with him at a local volunteer agency phoned him in a panic, asking if his wife had any knitting needles, stating that she had hidden three pennies in a cake that she had decorated earlier that evening for the retirement party for the Executive Director of another charitable organization. He explained that the preacher’s wife told him she intended to poke holes in the cake with the knitting needles, hoping to hear the pennies clink. This would enable her to pin-point the exact location of the pennies, carefully remove them from the cake, and then repair it without causing too much damage to the decorations.
When asked why she had put pennies in the cake, the preacher’s wife told the Holler that when she and her husband lived in New Orleans, the bakeries put a plastic baby into the King Cakes during Mardi Gras. “That’s where I got the idea to put pennies in the cake, she said, “You know, a penny for luck”. She added that who ever found the pennies in their cake would have good luck.
Insiders report that when the preacher learned what his wife had done, he pulled the car over to the side of the road and began speaking in tongues. “Why, I’ve never had such a tongue lashing in my life,” the preacher’s wife told the Holler. “He was worried that someone might choke or break a tooth. I knew he was right and that I had better get those pennies out of that cake, and that’s why I called the Judge.”
The Judge reportedly woke his wife who produced a handful of knitting needles, and then met the preacher’s wife at the door in his pajamas. Stated the Preacher’s wife, that was when the siting occurred. “The judge was a real site in his pajamas,” she said. Adamia stated “I handed over the knitting needles and wished her lots of luck finding those lucky pennies.”
The Judge, who was unable to deny any involvement in the incident, issued the following warning to local law enforcement stating: “There is a woman running around town unattended. She will try to tell you she is a pastor’s wife, and that she works with me. Be warned. This woman should not be turned loose on an unsuspecting public. Do not attempt to apprehend.”
When pressed for details, the preacher’s wife stated that while she was able to locate one of the pennies, two were still lost somewhere in the cake. She further stated that she had poked so many times that the cake looked like it had been shot with a machine gun, and that was when she fled the scene with the cake in the trunk of her car. Within moments the police had closed in on her. As she tells it, she was sitting at the stoplight when policed pulled up in a cruiser and stopped beside her. “This is the first time I have ever been stopped by the police,” she said, then added that she rolled down her window and asked if they had a metal detector with which to scan her cake. The officers said that they were not equipped to handle such emergencies, further adding that they were referring to her, not the cake.
Fearing certain public humiliation for her husband and his church, the preacher’s wife pleaded with the officers not to disclose the incident. They assured her that her secret was safe with them, and then drove directly to the nearest patrol car to tell all. “You just can’t trust the local police,” she stated.
In late breaking news, it was reported that the preacher’s wife said she knew right then and there that the pennies would have to be surgically removed, so she headed straight for the hospital, where a nurse met her at the door with a gurney, wheeled the injured cake into x-ray, and located the missing pennies which were immediately extracted. Fortunately for the preacher’s wife, within 3 hours the cake in question was redecorated just in time for delivery to the party.
According to the preacher, his wife had been out all night when she finally phoned at approximately 7:00 a.m. stating Hallelujah that she had been saved, and referring to the pennies, she simply added “Let’s just say that once they were lost but now have been found.

Sherry's No-fail Cake - delicious!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Line cake pan with parchment paper (this makes it easier to remove the cake from the pan)
Ingredients:
1 box vanilla cake mix (any brand)
3 eggs
water (amount specified on box)
vegetable oil (amount specified on box)
1 small box instant vanilla pudding mix (any brand)
In large mixing bowl mix dry cake mix with pudding mix
mix together water, oil, and eggs
add wet ingredients to dry ingredients
blend for 2 minutes with mixer until recipe looks full and fluffy (not runny)
scrape the sides of the bowl
Pour cake mix into the cake pan
Bake according to the directions on the box
Remove from oven and cool on baking rack
Icing: (Move over Sandra Lee, this is my own semi-homemade recipe, and it will make your tongue slap your cheeks!)
Ingredients:
1 prepared container of white whipped frosting
at least 2 pounds powdered sugar (more if needed)
skim milk
Clear corn syrup
salt - to taste
1/2 tsp. almond extract
Instructions:
Put prepared icing in mixing bowl
Aternately add powdered sugar, milk, and corn syrup until you get a spreadable consistency
Add some salt and mix again
Taste to make sure there is no greasy aftertaste
Keep adding sugar, milk, corn syrup, and salt until there is absolutely no greasy taste
Crumb coat the cake:
Put a small amount of icing in a bowl
Add some milk to thin the icing
Spread on cake
Let the icing set up for a while until crusted
Frost the cake