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I dun it! Major FAIL on the Lake
- Thread starter mistral
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Try again: Major fail on the Lake Country Pear And Walnut Cake--but It was ALL my fault . . .
Tried to bake this, strictly by the recipe and decided, (because I had a wild hare up my a**, I guess) that the recipe did not give the baking time accurately.
I checked at around 35 minutes, and pressed the top to test. FAIL (should have tested with a toothpick). Decided to take it out of the oven then. FAIL (should have cooked it to the time the recipe said). I DID take it out of the the oven early. FAIL (WHY didn't I listen to the recipe--it wuz screamin' at me. Is this what it meant by selective perception!!?). Since I cooked it in a glass baking pan, I had set it upon a wet towel on a cookie sheet to keep the bottom and corners from burning. Semi-FAIL (this normally works, but since I did not cook long enough, it just exacerbated the under-cooking effect).
Upon eating the cake had the consistency of a pudding.--Or maybe a really thick gravy; a somewhat fluffy gravy. BUT we had it with some good ice cream. (Success!). One of the friends who ate with us actually asked for seconds (with Ice Cream, of course).
I WILL be making this again, but will have plenty of toothpicks around to test.
Tried to bake this, strictly by the recipe and decided, (because I had a wild hare up my a**, I guess) that the recipe did not give the baking time accurately.
I checked at around 35 minutes, and pressed the top to test. FAIL (should have tested with a toothpick). Decided to take it out of the oven then. FAIL (should have cooked it to the time the recipe said). I DID take it out of the the oven early. FAIL (WHY didn't I listen to the recipe--it wuz screamin' at me. Is this what it meant by selective perception!!?). Since I cooked it in a glass baking pan, I had set it upon a wet towel on a cookie sheet to keep the bottom and corners from burning. Semi-FAIL (this normally works, but since I did not cook long enough, it just exacerbated the under-cooking effect).
Upon eating the cake had the consistency of a pudding.--Or maybe a really thick gravy; a somewhat fluffy gravy. BUT we had it with some good ice cream. (Success!). One of the friends who ate with us actually asked for seconds (with Ice Cream, of course).
I WILL be making this again, but will have plenty of toothpicks around to test.
I have found that my oven is generally spot-on when baking times are concerned. . .
I just had a menopause moment and decided to pull the thing early.
The cake was under-cooked from edge to edge; it was totally undercooked! I will try a bundt cake version as I have a very nice bundt pan up in the cupboard, thank you!
I just had a menopause moment and decided to pull the thing early.
The cake was under-cooked from edge to edge; it was totally undercooked! I will try a bundt cake version as I have a very nice bundt pan up in the cupboard, thank you!