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[pensnest]

I made my first cake of 2017 yesterday. A spiced apple cake, because I'd somehow got the idea into my head that I wanted to bake a spiced apple cake, and it was therefore logical.... It turned out very tasty, although not quite cooked. I blame both the vagaries of my *extremely* vague kitchen scale and the impossibility of telling what temperature the oven is actually at. (At least, I suppose I could buy a thermometer, but I'm not going to.) Baking needs a bit more precision than this. However, it is a tasty spiced apple baked good, and we've nearly finished it.

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I've never been all that excited by painted people—it seems to be a minor Thing in fanfic, and it's okay; until I checked Lance's Instagram I didn't really get it, but, uh....

Mmm.

Comments

[ephemera]

Hurray for inaugural cake of 2017! (today I made chilli and corn bread, with "Lance's" cornbread recipe...)

[akamine_chan]

I had a oven once that was extremely temperamental in that its inaccuracies were very inconsistent. I ended up breaking down an buying an over thermometer, because everything was either undercooked or overcooked. :|

[wenchpixie]

Oooh, yum! An unreliable oven is SUCH a pita - if you're looking for a different option, I have a £30 tabletop halogen (from Asda) that I SWEAR by. Consistently hotter than a real oven, but absolutely consistent

[sperrywink]

Sounds yummy, except for the undercooked part. Ahahaha.

[turlough]

That cake sounds delicious. But boo for unreliable scales and ovens! They're both such vital ingredients for successful baking.

[rikes]

The cake project is a go! *\o/*

[frausorge]

Yay cake, in whatever form!

[turps]

Congrats on the first cake of the year!

Lance really does spoil us with the photos he shares.