The first batch of toffee was my fault - heat too high. The second batch... I don't know. It was going well, then it separated & burnt. I stirred for an hour before I finally gave up. I really think that a big part of my problem is the electric stove. The temperature gauges are inconsistent & attempting to make minor adjustments either turn the heat too high or too low.
I DID manage to make a half batch that turned out well. Not fantastic, but good. I changed pots, burners & recipes... and when I began to heat the sugar & butter, I walked away from it. When I came back it was bubbling & I checked the temperature then immediately poured it over the nuts. Easy-peasy, and put my previous hours of stirring to shame.
And then there was the cake.
The recipe was amazing - a Cinnamon Chocolate Bundt Cake. My pan was inferior. I attempted to use a silicone mini bundt pan & despite a profuse application of sprayed lubrication, everything just stuck & fell apart.
I may be done with Christmas baking for this year.
(And yes, that is mint green ceramic tile you see under my cake. This is one Klassy Kitchen I'm cooking in!)
(And yes, that is mint green ceramic tile you see under my cake. This is one Klassy Kitchen I'm cooking in!)
1 comment:
I HATE baking disasters. I was up until midnight one night trying to make a homemade pumpkin roll. Even went back to the grocery store to buy all the ingredients after I messed it all up, only to have it all mess up again and stick to the pan. LAME. ANd then I didn't even have a pumpkin roll to show for it. But at least your toffee finally turned out ;)
I'd totally still eat your bundt cake crumbs - they look so yummy!!
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