Unnecessary cake baking with Smobgirl

"smobgirl" (smobgirl) 07/05/2019 at 00:22 • Filed to: None

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Inaugural use of my kitchenaid on a 4-ingredient Aldi box mix 

Happy birfday ‘merica!

Svend > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 00:35

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No cake making is unnecessary. 

Nice bundt cake.

How did it come out? As hoped, too moist, too dry?

InFierority Complex > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 00:36

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Chariotoflove > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 00:43

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No such thing as unnecessary cake.

Also, Aldi surprises me with the good stuff you can find there. 

smobgirl > Svend 07/05/2019 at 00:44

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Surprisingly good! It didn’t have high altitude corrections so I guessed and it was pretty close. 

smobgirl > Chariotoflove 07/05/2019 at 00:49

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Yeah, the closest Aldi is like 8 hours away so some effort went into getting the box mix! 

Chariotoflove > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 00:53

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There’s one right on my way home.  It’s obviously a discount chain, but when I go in, they have decent produce for cheap.  Also, they have great chocolate.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 00:59

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I'd offer there is no such thing as an unnecessary cake.

vicali > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 01:09

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Looks good enough to eat..

Svend > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 01:14

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Nice one.

I’m very fussy about cakes, too dry can make you think you chewing spill-aid powder , too moist can go claddy and stick to the roof of your mouth or around your teeth requiring fingers to scrape them off.

But a good piece of cake with a cup of tea can be heaven.

smobgirl > Svend 07/05/2019 at 01:17

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It’s going well with a nice chocolate stout right now. 

Frank Grimes > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 01:28

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i love bundt cakes.

Svend > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 01:36

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Sounds great. Reminds me of a bookshop we have called Bookends. At the back is a cafe called Cakes and Ale where you can have a piece if cake with you cup of tea or coffee, but also with a pint of beer. And they have a working garden out back you can sit in in the summer. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 06:49

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Incorrect, all cakes are necessary...just as it is necessary that I am given a piece of said delicious cake. :P

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Svend 07/05/2019 at 06:50

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Looks like a neat shop! :)

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Chariotoflove 07/05/2019 at 07:39

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You have it reversed. Were cakes a necessity, we would not have them.

smobgirl > Svend 07/05/2019 at 08:16

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Let them know I’m moving in.

CalzoneGolem > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 09:41

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Kitchenaid ftw

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 11:03

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Is that cake Keto-friendly?

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 11:04

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New Kitchen Aid! They’re so useful - I’m happy for you.

I do almost no baking - really, just Japanese cheesecakes. But I use my KA for whipping the egg whites for that. My KA gets lots of use for other things though. Shredding chicken breast? Kitchen Aid. Quiche/frittatas? Kitchen Aid. Salmon cakes? Kitchen Aid. The machine rocks.

What kind did you get? Tilt-head or the elevator kind? What colour? Does it match your kitchen gear? 

smobgirl > Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious 07/05/2019 at 14:00

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OH MY GOD YOU MAKE JAPANESE CHEESECAKES?!? I want to try one of those soooo bad. I’ve googled recipes but I can’t tell if it’s something that needs altitude assistance. I know they’re supposed to dry out really easily.

I picked up a 3.5 quart mini Kitchenaid (tilt) super cheap because it had been returned (unused). It’s...ice blue, maybe? It doesn’t really match my kitchen but on the other hand, anything would. The walls are an awful yellow so anything 50s retro doesn’t look too bad!

Cé hé sin > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 18:30

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High altitude corrections? You learn something new every day.

smobgirl > Cé hé sin 07/05/2019 at 20:07

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I think most baking  recipes have minor corrections for over 3,500 ft. It can be adding liquid, adding flour, and sometimes temperature/time adjustments to deal with dryer air. I have an awesome cookbook called Pie in the Sky for homemade stuff but box mixes can be hit or miss. I’ve never gotten pancakes to work here!

smobgirl > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 07/05/2019 at 21:24

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Lol. If I lied, would you eat a slice? It’s definitely accidental intermittent-fasting friendly...as in, I forgot lunch today so had a slice while cooking dinner.

smobgirl > CalzoneGolem 07/05/2019 at 21:25

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I’ve been keeping an eye out for an affordable one for nearly a decade. I can’t believe it’s finally on my counter.

Dusty Ventures > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 23:18

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Cake is always necessary

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > smobgirl 07/05/2019 at 23:47

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If you said it was keto friendly, I would think that if it’s the truth, it will likely taste lousy. And if it tastes good, then it ain’t keto-friendly.

Though I could still have some... if the piece I had was about this big:

LOL

CalzoneGolem > smobgirl 07/08/2019 at 10:07

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Easily the b est $ I’ve spent o n kitchen tools.