A Recipe Fail and Thanksgiving Tablescapes

I've always wanted to try making a 7-up cake. I kept seeing them in the bakery at the grocery store and they looked so good. So on my last trip to the store, I googled the recipe and added the ingredients to my cart right then and there. I will say though, I've never used this many eggs or this much butter and sugar in a cake before. Lol! 

I began gathering my ingredients...

There are 5 eggs, three sticks of butter and three cups of sugar in it! And two whole TABLESPOONS of lemon extract! The directions said to "grease pan generously" so that's what I did. Or so I thought. I used a lot of Pam on my Bundt pan. It also said to remove from pan immediately after baking. I thought that sounded a bit weird, but I did it anyway. Well...here's what happened...

Mmm hmm. It stuck to the pan. Like really stuck. Not sure what went wrong. Some reviews said theirs stuck too, but they made it again and used butter to grease the pan and it turned out fine. I guess I should have used butter instead of Pam spray. 

This pic was before I put the glaze on it. After glazing it, we ate it and it was really good! I mean, it wasn't very pretty, but it tasted great. :) Have any of you made a 7-up cake before?

Next up is my Thanksgiving tablescapes. I know it's really late to share these, but I wanted to document it here so I can look back next year and get ideas. :) 

My dining room...

That's just a fall garland around the pumpkin. I love that look! 

And my breakfast table in the kitchen...

I was able to incorporate my new Magnolia Market crown tray into the centerpiece. I just set it atop the cake plate my mom gave me and added some acorns, pinecones and a pumpkin. 

That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by!

~Lisa