Baking :(

misskool

So, I've had my new oven for a week and decided I was going to bake a quick cake.

Except I didn't realise until it went in the oven that I used plain flour and not self raising.

Result : very solid lump of banana and raisin. It's edible but most depressing.

Sorry, tis a bit chatty and I couldn't find a baking disasters thread. I don't think I'm looking hard enough though.

oystercatcher

I used my breadmaker last week. Did everything EXACTLY like normal....and got a small hard lump instead of a loaf of bread only the dogs could eat it.

I wouldn't have minded if I'd known what I'd done wrong !!

Husband is now chief breadmaker!

PasturesNew

Chop it up, chuck a jelly over it. Top it with cold custard ... say it was meant to be a trifle all along.

LJM

PasturesNew wrote: »

Chop it up, chuck a jelly over it. Top it with cold custard ... say it was meant to be a trifle all along.

good idea i would also be tempted to do this rather than waste it

VeGGie-STyLe

could you pass it off as a giant cookie?? yummy!!

Kitchenbunny

I did that once with a carrot cake. It turned out like one solid lump and it didn't rise or do anything cakey whatsoever. I cut it up into little cubes and put them in the freezer. It worked quite nicely for a few chunks on top of ice cream

Kitchenbunny xx

foxgloves

You can use plain flour for baking cakes if you've run out of self-raising, but you do need to add baking powder to it for the cake to rise. It might be that you have to chalk this one up to experience or give the local sparrows a really special treat.

mi_jardin

cover it in custard! they'll never know!