I was planning to make a cake for our anniversary, but discovered that I had no eggs. (Apparently Bubba used the last of them for his culinary creation, and left the empty carton in the refrigerator.) I went to the grocery store, picked up a carton, and promptly dropped it as I tried getting it into my car. The yellow yolk oozed out, creating a lovely mess. I quickly found another plastic bag and wrapped it up, hoping to contain the bio hazard.
When I got home, I discovered that all but four were destroyed. I only needed three, so I was good. I mixed the batter, and was ready to prepare the baking pans by greasing and flouring them. But guess what? I didn't have any Crisco grease. A few choice words went through my head as I scrummaged through the pantry trying to find another solution. I found some Pam non-stick cooking spray. This should work, I thought.
It didn't. When I attempted to take the cake out of the pan, it stuck. Then it fell apart. Ladies and gentlemen, this is what that sorry thing looked like when it was done:
*Sigh* At least it tasted okay!
lol all the same once it gets swallowed
ReplyDeleteVery true!
DeleteAs long as it tasted okay, its all good yes? Although those eating it may not know the trouble you went through to bake it. Greetings!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it tasted better than it looked!
DeleteI'm sure it tasted great!
ReplyDeleteIt did!
DeleteYou sure are persistent. I would have given up when the eggs broke. The dessert still looks yummy. After all, it has chocolate on it. Happy Anniversary. 😊
ReplyDeleteI wasn't in the mood to let a few cracked eggs stop me! ;)
DeleteTaste trumps looks every time. ;)
ReplyDeleteI don't care what it looks like. I say, Yummy!
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
At least I didn't burn it!
DeleteSo sorry you had such a bad time with it. I've had days like that too. When I try baking a cake, it likes to crack or get stuck in the pan, so you have my sympathies.
ReplyDeleteUsually, I'm an expert cake maker. Not this time!
DeleteThose are the days when you break up the cake, toss it into a bowl with whipped cream, pudding, and maybe chopped up candy bars, and call it a trifle. Messed up cake is better than no cake!
ReplyDeleteI like that idea!
DeleteNever worry about the looks. Sometimes the worst looking cakes taste the best. Happy belated anniversary.
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly what another friend said. The bad looking ones are usually the best.
DeleteIf it's not a cooking show, nobody cares what it looks like. I bet it tasted yummy :)
ReplyDeleteHaha! That would have been an epic fail on a cooking show.
DeleteThat's when you tell them it is a "dump" cake. 😉
ReplyDeleteI'll take taste over presentation any day!
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I like the name. I'll have to remember that for next time I have a similar mishap.
DeleteSorry for laughing Sherry, but all the same I'm sure it was good to taste.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
It was!
DeleteYeah, I would still have eaten it. I'm more about taste than presentation!
ReplyDeleteYou would have enjoyed it!
Deleteyou can always replace eggs with butter milk or yoghurt in your sponge cakes
ReplyDeleteGood to know. Except I didn't have butter milk or yogurt in the refrigerator, either. :)
DeleteLOL! Hey, it's all about the taste, eh? Happy anniversary though. Here's to facing the bumps in life with a laugh.
ReplyDeleteYep. Lots of bumps. But that makes life interesting, doesn't it?
DeleteLol! So long as it tasted good, then it's a success in my book! :)
ReplyDeleteThen it was a huge success. :)
DeleteLOL! Awww, it was made with love! I bet it was so yummy!!! Happy Anniversary!!
ReplyDeleteYikes! Glad it still managed to taste fine after all that. And happy anniversary!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I didn't break all the eggs, and I'm glad I didn't burn the cake!
DeleteOh dear, you have such a way of making a disaster sound funny.
ReplyDeleteA disaster in the kitchen myself, I wish I could find such humour in the bio-hazards I've created over the years.
Haha! Well if I didn't laugh about it, I'd be crying. And who needs that?
DeleteHi, Sherry!
ReplyDeleteAs the old saying goes, "You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs." That said, I never heard of so many tings going wrong in the making (and baking) of a cake. The only way it would have ended up worse is if you had dropped the finished product on the floor. You could have called it upside down cake. :)
I hope things are going better for you day by day and week by week, dear friend Sherry. Thank you very much for your kind visit to SDMM today!
Maybe it would look better if it was upside down. ;)
DeleteWell, I'd close my eyes and enjoy that pretty cake. :) I can't bake to save my life, so...
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