Queen of Sheba Cake

I read about this cake that inspired Julia Child. It may be the first cake she

tasted in France. I was dying to try it.

The Christmas season finally gave me an excuse. It is the perfect occasion, right?

I invited some friends over for dinner on Christmas Eve eve.

I made a simple fish stew, and that was nice with the cheddar biscuits and a salad.

It was all really an excuse for me to finally take on the 'Queen'.

Of course, you know it was a disappointment.

How could I have worked myself up like that and not experience a let down?

The cake is good. It really is.

However, what cake can live up to mythic standards?

The icing was a sort of ganache.

It, on the other hand, was mythic and epic, and I'd happily trade

my husband and children for a bowl of it right now!