Real Toads: Ella's delicious challenge

At the online writers' group, Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, Ella has the edge on us today, having posted photos of many delicious concoctions and challenging us to sit down to write about poems about them, rather than rushing to the nearest bakery. Easier said than done, Ella my friend. 
 

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when I was young

mom often baked

a beautiful, delicious cake

containing a whole dozen eggs 

  

we three loved to watch it rise

through the oven window

it rose so high

above the pan

we were sure it would overflow

    

the top got crisp

and then it cracked

as she took it out onto a rack

and turned it upside down to cool

on a long-necked bottle

of long-finished brew
  
Note: I couldn't find a poetic way to say "angel cake pan" but those of you who had mothers who loved to bake have figured it out. Yes, delicious memories.
K