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A disaster that turned out ok!
Burlesque_Babe
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We're having nibbles in the office today as three of us are moving office next week. I decided to do the fork cookies and the carrot cake from the OS recipe index.
The cookies were fine, but the cake 'evolved' :rolleyes:
the recipe said it had walnuts in, but Tesco Express had no walnuts, so I substituted sultanas.
Cooked it, but I'd forgotten to grease the tin and when I turned it out, it had stuck at the bottom so the bottom quarter stuck to the tin! :eek:
Disaster was staring me in the face, so I decided to chop the cake into big chunks, I hurtled round to the corner shop for the cheapest chocolate available (got 2 big bars of Cadbury fruit and nut for 77p each on special offer!)
Melted the chocolate and added the chunks of cake. It turned into a bit of a mushy mess but I persevered. I spread it on a thin bake tray and shoved it in the fridge. I'd already made the carrot cake 'icing', so when it all set I spread it over it (still looked a bit of a mess! :eek: ) and then cut it into squares and popped them into a tub.
They are lovely! They just need a name now, because carrot and sultana nut chocolate cake squares doesn't quite roll off the tongue!!
The cookies were fine, but the cake 'evolved' :rolleyes:
the recipe said it had walnuts in, but Tesco Express had no walnuts, so I substituted sultanas.
Cooked it, but I'd forgotten to grease the tin and when I turned it out, it had stuck at the bottom so the bottom quarter stuck to the tin! :eek:
Disaster was staring me in the face, so I decided to chop the cake into big chunks, I hurtled round to the corner shop for the cheapest chocolate available (got 2 big bars of Cadbury fruit and nut for 77p each on special offer!)
Melted the chocolate and added the chunks of cake. It turned into a bit of a mushy mess but I persevered. I spread it on a thin bake tray and shoved it in the fridge. I'd already made the carrot cake 'icing', so when it all set I spread it over it (still looked a bit of a mess! :eek: ) and then cut it into squares and popped them into a tub.
They are lovely! They just need a name now, because carrot and sultana nut chocolate cake squares doesn't quite roll off the tongue!!
"Stay Wonky":D:j:jBecome Mrs Pepe 9 October 2012 :j:j
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Women - we're just so resourceful.............
It'll get christened "disaster cake" in my kitchen0 -
They sound divine keren29...a lovely treat!
You need to think of a name for them for when you make them again.
I made "Auntie Florence's Dog Biscuits" yesterday..not quite sure why they are called that, basically it's tiffin with a layer of melted choc, then cooled in fridge.
The cake name derived from my childhood with my sibling and just stuck..so think of a good name for your concoction for years to come!
fluffynit0 -
I think Carrot Mush Squares will be the title!
they went down a storm in the office - they were really nice!"Stay Wonky":D
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You are so resourceful! Think I'd have just thrown it in the bin and cried about the mess!0
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beachbeth wrote:You are so resourceful! Think I'd have just thrown it in the bin and cried about the mess!
Me too! I think I've got the best fed waste disposal unit in the world.:eek:
Sometimes, just sometimes, though, disasters make legends.
I made a legendary Mississippi Mud Pie one which was soooo welded to the plate that I had to throw the plate away as well:mad:0
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