Sweet Dreams?? I don't think so...

The flowers here are made from pineapple!

You've got it bad when you can't sleep because you're thinking of food. I toss and turn, sometimes almost giving up on sleep, because of food. Most people lay down and start thinking about what they need to do tomorrow. I lay down and start thinking about the next thing I want to cook. One time, for almost a week, I had trouble going to sleep because I kept thinking about pulled pork. Succulent, tender, fall off the bone and smother it in sauce, pulled pork. So that week I made some. Another time it was crema. Mexican crema to be exact. I wanted to make it extra special with onion and chilis, and cilantro, spice it up a little and drizzle it on a taco. So I did. It was keeping me from my sleep. I love my sleep. I had to do something about it!
Now, it's 11:50 at night. I have to be at work at 7:00 in the morning. I should be snoring... But here I am.

Tonight I'm thinking about cake. Coconut cake. Moist, fluffy, covered in butter cream. Vanilla bean butter cream. Sweet island bliss in a cake. Surrounded by pretty yellow flowers made out of dried pineapple. OMG!!! It's going to be my undoing if I don't get this cake. I was going to make it 2 days ago but instead found myself at a flea market. What treasures did I find? Only a cake stand! Thus confirming my subconscious desire for this cake. So I've decided that this coming Thursday will be the day. I'm off work and don't have a lot of errand. Perfect? I think so. I'll be sure to post this sleep depriving cake and it's pretty little decorations. I hope it doesn't disappoint. Then again, when does cake ever disappoint?!

This picture was my inspiration for my pineapple flowers. The flowers on this cake are pineapple! How cute! I can't wait to make my own. I hope they look this good! 

Pictures from: http://www.axis-of-aevil.net/archives/food/american/cakes_and_pies/  &

http://radio-weblogs.com/0129838/stories/2004/04/18/isMyBlogBurningCakeWalkTheHummingbirdCake.html