Friday, August 17, 2012

For your Friday ...

To everyone who has ever cried in frustration over a cake recipe and wondered why it only happens to you ...

cake disaster
{cake disaster}

It just happens. Oh, maybe the other side is better, say you?

cake disaster
{cake disaster}

Nope. That was the side that avalanched right off in the fridge and I just ended up packing it back into place.  Tears were shed.

I've been making this cake annually for over a decade. I have no idea what I did wrong this time. Luckily it was still delicious, if extremely humbling to my baking ego. On a brighter note, the frosting, which is usually the issue, cooperated beautifully even though I made a triple batch in one go.

I'm just going to pretend it looked like the 2009 version instead. That was a good year.

the cake
{the cake}

This time last year we were deep in wedding preparations and I had to get a storebought cake and almost dropped it. I think my mom's birthday might be cake-cursed.

22 comments:

  1. When I screw up a cake, I just turn it into a trifle- excellent way to enjoy it without worrying much about appearances.

    Your cake still looks wonderfully chocolatey and moist though

    Mal @ The Chic Geek

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  2. I honestly love that you show how sometimes things just don't turn out right - the almost dropped cake of last year is what made me start to read your blog on a daily basis. I'm far too hard on myself sometimes because everything always looks perfect on other blogs and magazines, thanks for keeping it real! :)

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  3. Ahhh hahahaha THANK YOU for sharing this! I love that you posted your failed cake...because really, it happens to all of us ;)

    xx -b.

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  4. Hahaha thank you for being so honest! I swear, when I botch recipes I seriously going into a tailspin wondering what I did wrong and how come everyone else can get it right. Good to know others fail too!

    Have a great weekend! xo

    -Alyssa
    The Glossy Life

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  5. That's an impressive recipe, so I can see how it may be a bit tricky even after many go-arounds. I've had many a cake fail - but hopefully it's still tastes okay! I'd eat it :)

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  6. I too appreciate you telling the truth about your baking adventure. It happens to all of us, nice to see people being honest about it. Plus you said it was tasty-priority number one.

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  7. Ha! My husband gets made when something I baked looks awful even if it tastes good and I throw it out :) He doesn't understand the frustration! Thanks for sharing your honest experience, it's always reassuring to know a fantastic blogger I read has their own share of struggles.

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  8. Oh no! I hate when that happens, especially with what *should* be a tried & true recipe. At least it was still tasty!

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  9. Awwww! This has happened to me before. I was trying to impress my husband (then-boyfriend) and decided to make brownies from scratch. But I cut them before they had cooled enough, so I ended up with piles of chocolate mush. Woops. ;-)

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  10. Thanks for showing the imperfect moments as well! Sometimes, they are the best moments. Glad to hear it was delicious!

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  11. Oh this has happened to me too! Same flavor/frosting and everything! It was for my sister-in-law's 16th bday which was even worst. I didn't have time to make another so we all just ate the pile of cake & frosting with all her friends. Pretty embarrassing, hahaha.

    Glad it was still delicious and you ate it! ;)

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  12. I have a love/hate relationship with this cake for precisely this reason. When it's good - it's good. When it's not, it's the saddest and most frustrating thing in the world. But it still tastes good ;)

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  13. This is real life, isn't it? Thank you for sharing and making those of us familiar with kitchen disasters feel a kinship!

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  14. Ahh that is the worst! I had the same thing happen when I made a cake for my dad's birthday...after some research, I found out it may have been because I didn't wait for the layers to cool compltely before trying to frost and assemble them. Not going to lie, I've been hesitant to bake a cake since then!

    Luckily, your cake still looked delicious and I definitely would have still eaten it :)

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  15. Oh, golly. What is it about cake mishaps that bring out the tears? Reminds me of cake-related tears my mom shed when I was young--we were cabin'ing in montana, she painstakingly baked a pretty cake at altitude, got it about 10 feet from our neighbor's house, then SPLAT, upside down in the dirt--she cried. I didn't understand at the time, but oh I certainly do now :)

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  16. Best post ever!So real, it's just a reminder that things don't always work out for us....but nonetheless, are so special..and not to mention, delicious!

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  17. I'm sure this experience was frustrating, but this might be one of the most adorable posts ever. :)

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  18. It still looks better than anything I've ever made :)

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  19. This post made me smile. Can't wait to check back for more-- I adore your blog!

    xoxo,

    Ali Berger

    www.sanfranciscoblonde.com

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  20. Wowzers. That still looks delicious!!! The one from 2009 is a beauty!!! :)

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