LJ's Chooks Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Ok so normally I'm ok at baking cakes, stick to the recipe, my oven's ok, and life is good. Today though, I don't know what has come over me... hormones etc, everything going wrong. So i thought i would chear myself up and bake a cake. Mmmmmm claret's yummy lemon cake would be great. Why don't i ever check what ingredients i have or havent got before i lurch into baking!!!! eggs - yep, butter - yep, and that's about it. I've got some SR flour, not enough, so figured plain and baking powder would be ok. Lemons... oh they are a bit dodgy and can't get the rind off .... coconut cake then maybe.... Oh its a disaster. the cake tin isn't big enough, so it is currently poaring out of the tin all over my oven!!! I hate cleaning my oven and i hate rubbish cake.... Oh i wish it was friday already, i feel a total muppet and there is an element of science to cake making and i've broken every rule in the book.!!! Thanks goodness the sun is shining - i wonder if the chooks would like cake???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howwhywhen Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Take it from me - chickens LOVE cake! I made blackcurrant cordial - and it set Hope your day improves Fiona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 It's so disappointing when things like that dob't work out. I never seem to have the right ingredients for what i want to make. Hope it came out of the oven edible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruitandNutCake Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 My first attempt at lemon cake I knocked over the freshly squeezed lemon juice and I didn't put the butter in. I put it in the oven, thinking "oooh an nice healthy cake that doesn't have fat in!" Then I re-read the recipe - and realised I'd missed out oil! It didn't come out very good at all - tasted lovely and lemony but extremely dense the cake and me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ's Chooks Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 actually the bits that fell down the side are yummy... its kind of a lemon drizzle cake with out the lemon rind, but with the juice of a lemon and some coconut... it's a bit burnt cos i forgot i'd turned the oven up a bit to try and set the lava flow, but I think it might be ok. Burnt myself ironing too... Still if a girl is hormonal there is no escape. Let's write today off and go to the gym tomorrow!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
