tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post4105098698473845297..comments2023-10-22T09:24:14.464-04:00Comments on The Slow Cook: Baking Ain't For SissiesEd Bruskehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-1845462738110731112008-06-07T09:55:00.000-04:002008-06-07T09:55:00.000-04:00Jennifer, you are such a punster. It looked beauti...Jennifer, you are such a punster. It looked beautiful coming out of the oven. Even my wife had hopes for the second one. But as soon as we turned it upside-down to cool, it started yielding to gravity. What a mess.<BR/><BR/>Ramona, I'm glad I could supply a laugh. We cooks can get awfully cocky, a really dramatic failure is due once in a while. But I stree: I am not the baker in the family. And my wife--who is the baker in the family--pretty much stood on the sidelines and watched this one happen. I think she got a good laugh out of it as well.<BR/><BR/>Joanna, this mess was so horribly sweet, I think the only use for it was as some kind of weapon. And the sides of the cake pans were coated with it. It was pretty horrible--and very sticky.<BR/><BR/>Debbie, this reminds me more of the tamale dough we tried to make one time. I posted about it last year. But same thing, like a Three Stooges sketch. It just kept rising up and over the top of the mixing bowl.<BR/>Christine, that sounds like some powerful yeast. Maybe you should bottle it.Ed Bruskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-30299765859969860602008-06-05T15:33:00.000-04:002008-06-05T15:33:00.000-04:00I love angel food cake so I was excited to read yo...I love angel food cake so I was excited to read your post. Then I had to chuckle and took comfort in knowing that I am not the only one who has cooking disasters. My kids (who are now adults) still talk about the pizza dough I attempted to make from scratch - let's just say it wasn't pretty. Let's hope I have better luck tonight as I attempt to make our dinner with only local ingredients - this will be an adventure!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638456137129970537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-22167068147658571412008-06-05T14:25:00.000-04:002008-06-05T14:25:00.000-04:00I remember making making some yeasted bread that t...I remember making making some yeasted bread that turned into something from a B horror movie and kept crawling inexorably out of the pan and filling the inside of the oven. I was a little afraid to open the door, lest it take over the whole kitchen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-46655483099511490582008-06-04T16:00:00.000-04:002008-06-04T16:00:00.000-04:00We've all been there ... funny how it always seems...We've all been there ... funny how it always seems to be when there's more than the usual amount of ingredients. Was it useable for something like a trifle? Or just fit for the bin?<BR/><BR/>JoannaJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790888857849562408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-41412634615293884892008-06-04T13:11:00.000-04:002008-06-04T13:11:00.000-04:00I'm laughing with you, not at you! This reminds me...I'm laughing with you, not at you! This reminds me of the time I tried to make a cake that required pudding mix, but needs to be cooked in a crock pot. My crock pot couldn't fit the cake insert, so I baked it in the oven. Your last sentence pretty much summed it up-except it was hollow inside. To this day, I don't know where the inside of that cake went!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-51247410360586951872008-06-04T13:03:00.000-04:002008-06-04T13:03:00.000-04:00Is that what you call a fallen angel food cake, Ed...Is that what you call a fallen angel food cake, Ed? ;-)The Baklava Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801967818481598226noreply@blogger.com