tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post8047559275912831231..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Eggless Chocolate Cake MisadventuresJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-77090546050978822842008-06-04T22:58:00.000+10:002008-06-04T22:58:00.000+10:00thanks Ricki - I hate the texture of eggs so alway...thanks Ricki - I hate the texture of eggs so always mean to make more eggless cakes etc but then I like how they hold the mixture together. So I do find it liberating when I have a good eggless recipe.<BR/><BR/>thanks Wendy - when I made pastry the other day I caught myself thinking I should make mistakes more because I understand how cakes work a bit more from all the mistakes I have made in the past - nothing like forgetting the sugar or the baking powder to understand how it changes the texture. Oh and I could probably have eaten the mixture raw but probably best to cook it<BR/><BR/>thanks Kathryn - I lived in a place with a new blazing hot oven just before this place - so I think I expect a bit much from our slow old oven sometimes. I was thinking it would help to know about the oven the owner of a recipe has cooked in because it makes such a difference<BR/><BR/>thanks Katie - I have a favourite wlanut fudge cake recipes that uses condensed milk so I expected any cake with it to be quite fudgy but now I know it isn't just the condensed milk that makes the favoured cake fudgy<BR/><BR/>Thanks Lysy - I lived in a place with an oven that needed a thermometer and got used to using one but am a bit lazy to use it now - probaly should. Thanks for the reminder - esp for when I bake for guests!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-68889427211662428722008-06-04T06:08:00.000+10:002008-06-04T06:08:00.000+10:00I *so* often have this problem! I've bought an ove...I *so* often have this problem! I've bought an oven thermometer which helps but most of my chocolate cakes seem to need an extra stint back in the pan. I just train my guests not to expect beautiful looking desserts! I'm glad yours tasted so good despite its recalcitranceLysyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415024852684873909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-80119255652456441872008-06-03T19:19:00.000+10:002008-06-03T19:19:00.000+10:00I've never used condensed milk in a cake before, b...I've never used condensed milk in a cake before, but i can imagine it makes it quite moist. Its so annoying when ckes look done but then go and sink on you. Glad you were able to rescue it.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008246307753272616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-19855463747183718532008-06-03T12:19:00.000+10:002008-06-03T12:19:00.000+10:00I've had many problems baking in my oven - because...I've had many problems baking in my oven - because it seems to cook at a temperature very close to the heart of the sun. So my baked goods burn on the outside, while remaining uncooked in the middle.<BR/><BR/>I've learnt to turn the oven down a good 10 degrees when baking.<BR/><BR/>But I'm still a baking novice, feeling my way with the chemistry involved. From my <B>very</B> limited knowledge I would think it needs cooking longer, on a lower temperature????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-16178453164844837132008-06-03T06:19:00.000+10:002008-06-03T06:19:00.000+10:00One of the problems I found with baking was that I...One of the problems I found with baking was that I was never quite sure exactly what I'd done wrong. It could have been any number of things!<BR/>Love the picture of the oozing chocolate cake. Uncooked though it is, it looks delicious!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157804056370219398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-51240753626423686262008-06-03T06:08:00.000+10:002008-06-03T06:08:00.000+10:00Sorry it didn't work on the first try for you--tho...Sorry it didn't work on the first try for you--though great save by putting it back in the pan! (I've done that on more than one occasion with cookies). Funny, I've been baking eggless cakes for so long I can't imagine doing one with eggs now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com