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39. I had my own cake disaster when I was 9. I wanted to bake my dad a birthday cake. There's a really

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 10:07 PM

Jan 4

delicious, easy chocolate cake called a "Wacky Cake" I made a few times with my mom, so I thought I knew what I was doing. I got everything mixed okay then I put it in the oven. It said to bake it for 35 minutes which is what I did. What I didn't do was preheat the oven and I think I put the oven at 250F instead of 350F because that sucker was raw when I took it out of the oven. I frosted it anyway because it told me to bake it for 35 minutes. Dad was nice about it, but he joked about that cake for decades, lol.

And then there was the time in college when I tried making my mom's "no fail" pie crust recipe. Well, I failed and got so frustrated that I wadded up the dough into a ball and threw it at the kitchen wall. When I called my mom to tell her how her "no fail" pie crust recipe went, she laughed until tears ran down her face.

I eventually got much better at baking, lol.

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What cooking or baking mistakes have you made? [View all] wnylib Jan 4 OP

The first time I made guacamole spooky3 Jan 4 #1

OMG. Did you use the whole bulb? wnylib Jan 4 #6

Yes spooky3 Jan 4 #10

Ugh. wnylib Jan 4 #11

And, The Problem Was...? ProfessorGAC Jan 4 #29

I guarantee you are not a "supertaster"! spooky3 Jan 5 #51

Yeah, Probably Not ProfessorGAC Jan 5 #52

Interesting! Nt spooky3 Jan 5 #59

I am a supertaster. Discovered that in a college biology class. wnylib Jan 5 #60

I ordered one of those test strips and had a similar reaction. spooky3 Jan 5 #61

Yup. After that test, I had an explanation for why there are some foods and drinks wnylib Jan 5 #63

Wow! I was listening to an NPR piece years back on the bus, and were saying something abiut dyeing your tounge (in a electric_blue68 Jan 6 #68

Never tried dyeing it, not intentionally, anyway. wnylib Jan 6 #70

Knew about this, but read more. Seems if you have 2 of a specific gene; you're a supertaster. If you have 1 you might.. electric_blue68 Jan 7 #73

My sister made spaghetti with an entire bulb of garlic NameAlreadyTaken Jan 5 #47

Haha! I'm sure it wasn't funny when it happened, though. spooky3 Jan 5 #49

after it had been in the oven drmeow Jan 4 #2

Clever fix. wnylib Jan 4 #7

Just goes to show you drmeow Jan 4 #25

Adding chocolate chips last is pretty important tho FullySupportDems Jan 5 #55

My mom and I once substituted blueberry yoghurt for sour cream... 3catwoman3 Jan 4 #3

I use plain yogurt instead of sour cream whenever I can. wnylib Jan 4 #8

I make a lot of cooking mistakes, but they usually aren't fatal Ocelot II Jan 4 #4

That sounds familiar. I made cornbread and misread the recipe. rsdsharp Jan 4 #9

Soda is essential if your cornbread (or biscuits for that matter) is made with buttermilk yellowdogintexas Jan 5 #41

It wasn't. rsdsharp Jan 5 #45

I have no idea what either of those things do JoseBalow Jan 4 #16

they serve similar functions but are different chemicals Kali Jan 4 #17

Oh, I thought they were completely different. JoseBalow Jan 4 #19

They are both leavening agents but their chemistry is different. Ocelot II Jan 4 #21

Thanks for the info, I've always wondered about that JoseBalow Jan 4 #22

Same Molecule ProfessorGAC Jan 4 #30

I'm so impressed. dem4decades Jan 4 #32

I've always considered baking to be a form of applied chemistry JoseBalow Jan 4 #33

I Do Not ProfessorGAC Jan 4 #36

it is helpful with litter box odor as well nt yellowdogintexas Jan 5 #42

That's so sweet! I can't think of anything except my mom dad had a joke about burning the bread... FirstLight Jan 4 #5

When I was a kid my Mom told me to get the rice pudding and put the cinnamon on top.... mitch96 Jan 4 #12

I did a pork roast once, called for paprika, i used cayenne pepper. It wasn't edible. dem4decades Jan 4 #34

I did similar to this. MiKenMi33 Jan 4 #37

Cincinatti? Now I want a big plate of 5 way nt yellowdogintexas Jan 5 #43

I did exactly the same thing once. It was awful. wnylib Jan 5 #65

A former coworker told me that she did not understand wnylib Jan 4 #13

My nephew set popcorn for 35 minutes NameAlreadyTaken Jan 5 #48

Oh my. wnylib Jan 5 #64

No baking mistakes. rickford66 Jan 4 #14

I made one yesterday. I make keto crackers out of cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, water and some Vinca Jan 4 #15

Oh no. But thanks for the idea. I might try it. wnylib Jan 4 #18

1 1/2 cups sunflower seeds, same amount of shredded cheddar, 1/4 c. water, whatever seasoning you want. Vinca Jan 4 #20

Thanks. I'll try it. wnylib Jan 4 #31

I cooked spaghetti without stirring it. no_hypocrisy Jan 4 #23

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Mine was chicken pot pie. viva la Jan 4 #26

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The first time I made gravy Jilly_in_VA Jan 5 #53

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LOL most of them Kali Jan 4 #35

Speaking of cooking fires wnylib Jan 4 #38

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S sugar not salt PikaBlue Jan 5 #58

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I generally end up cutting my fingers or thumb if I'm slicing and dicing ingredients Niagara Jan 6 #71

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My husband and I Figarosmom Jan 7 #74

Now THAT's funny. Just change the name and call it wnylib Jan 7 #75

I made an apple pie TexasBushwhacker Jan 7 #76