#baking woes

[musewrangler]

TWO batches of buttercream later and I'm STILL not happy with texture. Don't have time for Swiss buttercream so it has to be American but gah, the sweet. So I reduce powdered sugar, but then texture is too soft...

They say third time's the charm!!! Here's hoping. xD

[rpepperpotshipssciencebros]

Baking PSA

If you are baking a pie & need to push the very very hot rack back into the oven, it is Best Practices to use the portion of your hand that is covered by the pot holder and not, for example, the edge of your bare finger.

[peacesmovingcabaret]

Baking is both therapeutic and soul crushing.

[deadmomjokes]

First world problem time:

All the stores are out of active dry yeast, I’m almost out, and I wanted to bake some breads. But I really, REALLY don’t like sourdough. So now I have to decide which recipes, if any, are worth using up the last of my stash.

[tsfennec]

Today I made this pie from scratch:

Today I also messed up a boxed cake mix (requiring only two added ingredients) so badly that, after an extended struggle to fix it, I finally had to throw the entire thing out and start over.

So, uh, just your daily reminder that people tend to post more of their successes than their failures to social media. Don’t compare your worst days to their best.

[stormphyre]

I did it. I did it again. I forgot to add salt to the dough and now I have a very bland giant loaf of bread. Ughhhhh I came home with such a horrible headache that I forgot to add it. At least it'll make some decent croutons still :(

[empathicdesign]

@flawedlouise || continued from (xx)

When Will came bustling into the house, he was a rush of swears and heavy garments. It was exceptionally cold that day, and all he wanted to do was grab a cup of coffee, curl up on the sofa, and read by the fire for the remainder of the evening. Though the moment he heard the banging pots and pans, he instantly knew he’d been given other plans for the night.

Stepping into the kitchen, Will arched a brow as he unwound his scarf from his neck. Louise seemed to jump with guilt. “Hungry? For phantom food?” he teased, taking note that the oven wasn’t on. “I’m as supportive as anyone of ‘make believe,’ and high imaginations, but I regret to inform you that you’ll be malnourished if you keep up this diet.”

Shrugging out of his coat, Will moved to hang everything up in the hallway. “Fortunately, we do have a mixing bowl -- at least three, in fact. When you’re an adult and male, there comes the tragic ‘I didn’t know what to get you for Christmas this year, so hi, I’m your Secret Santa’ gift exchanges in the break room.”

Returning to the kitchen, Will’s eyes sparkled with amusement as he bent over and plucked the largest mixing bowl from a (rather haphazard) pile in the bottom cupboard. “What are you trying to make, anyway? I know you’re probably sick of my pancakes and grilled cheese, but those are a bachelor’s staples. That, and soup. Anything from a can is a Godsend.”

[fitnessgeekandcoffeefreak]

Things that are stressful #2896: When you have a cake order but your supplies are stuck in Florida. Irma! I need those!!!