cake fail

[deird1]

This is why I should never be allowed to cook things:




Note how half the cake is out of the tin, and the other half is still inside...

Last time this happened I had to dig out the remaining chunks, stack them on top of each other, and call it "tumbled butter cake" to fool people into thinking it had been intentional.

Not sure what I'll do this time.


*sighs*



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ETA: How the heck do you get photobucket photos to not take up way too much room on the screen? I resized it and everything...

Comments

[nimthiriel]

A delicious mess! =D

[swellen.livejournal.com]

Cake fail = trifle win!

[owenthurman]

Whip up a quick buttercream frosting, layer the two cake pieces with buttercream to hold them together, and claim it was an elaborate triple layer cake you planned from the beginning.

[glorious-pancake-morning.blogspot.com]

In the html for the photo:

< img src="photobucket link" height="400" width="300" >

(just specify the height and width you want it to appear at, but keep the same ratio of course)

There's probably a simpler way but I don't know it. Sorry.

Tumbled butter cake sounds awesome.
You could claim it was a freeform pudding?

[(Anonymous)]

You can glue things together with a good buttercream frosting, no one will know the difference. And next time, just remember to grease and flour the cake pans really well. You could also put parchment paper in the rounds after you grease them.

Damaged or not, it'll still taste great.

Petzi

[nwhepcat]

I agree with the trifle suggestion. Cube the cake, layer with pudding and whipped cream, and if you have a big glass dish do it there so people can ooooh and aahhh. Simple!

Since this happens to you now and then, my beloved book How to Repair Food suggests setting the pan (fresh from the oven) on a towel that's been soaked in cold water and then wrung out. Or just wrap pan and cake in a dry towel for five minutes and let the steam loosen things up. Baked goods always benefit from 5 minutes of resting after the oven to get them loose before trying to remove from a pan.

[velvetwhip]

I endorse owenthurman's suggestion. It's what I would do.


Gabrielle

[verity]

Everyone else has good suggestions! I will jump in with a few for prevention:
- always butter AND flour the pan before pouring in your batter.
- when you removed the cake from the oven, let it cool on a baking rack for 10-15 minutes before you attempt to remove it from the pan. If you've floured the pan, it should come out very easily.

[a2zmom]

I have found that as long as it tastes good, most people are pretty forgiving about the looks. (I recently had a cake 911 with my apple pund cake. Turned out too many apples and not enough cake to hold it together.)

[stultiloquentia]

Hee! I was all set to come in and recommend frosting triage, too. The flist, it is wise.

[klme.livejournal.com]

It was delicious! I still say warmed with cream.