I tested this lemon buttermilk poundcake with a toothpick and I swear the toothpick came out clean. But as it cooled on the rack for 10 minutes, the middle sank like a tank. Inside the hole it was soggy and wet. I turned the oven back on and threw it in, knowing that it wouldn't rise, but hoping that it would at least finish baking.
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Oh, I hate it when that happens. It looks like a square donut. :)
Posted by Sheri | July 5, 2006 1:15 AM
Posted on July 5, 2006 01:15
Oh wow.
I swear the originators of things like triffle and custards suffered similar experiences. I was baking a banana bread for a party. Naturally it fell and refused to cook without carbonizing. I ended up slicing it into strips, baking it like biscotti and then layering it with curd. Thankfully no one noticed my "banana biscotti with lemon curd" started out as banana bread.
Posted by Rebecca | July 17, 2006 4:36 AM
Posted on July 17, 2006 04:36
This is why it's important always to have a stock of jams and whatever you use as whipped cream at hand. Trifle! It's all trifle, unless it's lava cake.
Hint: putting unsweetened strawberry Kool-Aid and margarita mixer in white cake mix will taste terrific, but the cake won't come out of the pan in one piece. Trust me on this.
Posted by calamari | July 17, 2006 7:43 AM
Posted on July 17, 2006 07:43
I'm not talented enough to think of ways to repair the food. I would have never thought of making banana bread into biscotti - but it sounds really good! Or making a trifle. I could have done that with the Banana Unsound Cake!
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July 17, 2006 4:31 PM
Posted on July 17, 2006 16:31
Aw man! I am so not a baker, so I sympathize totally. I love that you put your worst foot forward so we can all learn!
Posted by Sean | August 15, 2006 9:15 PM
Posted on August 15, 2006 21:15
Keep up the great work on your blog. Best wishes WaltDe
Posted by WaltDe | August 31, 2006 8:52 PM
Posted on August 31, 2006 20:52