Saturday, July 02, 2005
Bake me a Cake as Fast as you Can...
This post at Zero Boss about how his daughter baked him a birthday cake cause her mom was out of town reminded me of a couple of weeks ago when Zoe baked a cake for some special event.
My daughter Zoe, age 14, had decided to bake a cake. She asked me to get a mix, so it wouldn't be too hard (ie. just add water and eggs - there is even a picture of a cup of water and two eggs on the box! baking for dummies-like).
I got the one she wanted. After it was "baked" for the correct amount of time, and cooled off, we noticed something was wrong. It hadn't risen - it looked more like a pan of brownies. So we tested a bit - it tasted like crap... and was mushy.
With a bit of questioning, it was discovered that she hadn't exactly followed the directions...
She forgot to put in the eggs. Poor Zoe.
My daughter Zoe, age 14, had decided to bake a cake. She asked me to get a mix, so it wouldn't be too hard (ie. just add water and eggs - there is even a picture of a cup of water and two eggs on the box! baking for dummies-like).
I got the one she wanted. After it was "baked" for the correct amount of time, and cooled off, we noticed something was wrong. It hadn't risen - it looked more like a pan of brownies. So we tested a bit - it tasted like crap... and was mushy.
With a bit of questioning, it was discovered that she hadn't exactly followed the directions...
She forgot to put in the eggs. Poor Zoe.
