Our FIRST baking session: We decided to start our baking adventure with a white cake and a devil's food cake [ambitious we know, but we were just so exited!] We gathered all of our ingredients on the counter and brought out Joanne's new, fancy Kitchen Aid Professional 500 stand mixer. The first problem we encountered was that the cook book we decided to use had all of the ingredients measured out in pounds and ounces [and honestly, who does that?!] We whipped out a paper and pencil and started to convert the amounts into measurements we could understand.. cups, tablespoons, etc!
We decided to start with the devil's food cake. We mixed all of the ingredients together and the batter came out quite watery. We decided to "go with it" and convinced ourselves that this was how it was "supposed to be." We popped the two cake pans in the oven and surprisingly the kitchen began to smell amazing. After a while we took the cakes out and let them cool.
Next we started on the white cake. We mixed all of the ingredients in the mixer and the batter looked great. We poured the batter into the pans and popped them in the oven, feeling much more confident since the batter seemed to be the proper consistency. After about 30 minutes, the cakes came out and looked fantastic. While the cakes cooled we cleaned up the kitchen which was covered from end to end with flour!
Next we whipped up some homemade frosting which came out surprisingly well. We flipped the white cakes out of the pans no problem but the devil's food cake on the other hand, was a different story. We had to pry the cakes out of pans which created a mess [and for all you wondering, yes we buttered and floured the pans!] After getting the devil's food cakes out of the pans, we realized the texture just wasn't right. It was gelatin like - as in when I cut a piece, I could jiggle it around without it falling apart [hows that for a visual!] Not only was it awful, it was nauseating! Needless to say, the devil's food cake ended up in the trash.
We proceeded with the white cake [trying to stay positive], stacking and frosting it. Happily, it looked great! We cut into the cake to do a taste test [after all, we can't feed it to anyone with out doing a taste test first!] Unfortunately, the texture was terrible, not moist at all and the taste was off. It was nothing like the cakes we are used to [gotta love Duncan Hines and Pillsbury!]
So after all was said and done, day 1 of baking was a total failure! Luckily we were both able to laugh it off [while unavoidably feeling a twinge of disappointment in our stomaches]. We decided not to give up and we make a date for next week. Stay tuned…
Okay, so my first comment was erased so I'll try again. Never a failure. Always a learning experince so remember and move forward. Sounds fantastic and I eagerly await your posts and work.
ReplyDeleteSo,is this for a book, a movie, a business, or all three? Whatever, I want to volunteer as a taster.PLEASE.Okay, so any support you need, I am in. I can edit, I am an awesome dish washer and I have run a business that I tripled and sold due to exhastion, but hey, it was fabuluous.
Speaking of fabulous, you are fabulous. I am hurrying on over to day 2.
haha, thanks Carol!! We always need a good taster - I think we are bias! We could also use a good editor, maybe I can email you some of our blog posts before we publish them!
ReplyDeleteThis is just for fun at the moment, maybe a business later in life, you never know :)