Completely OT; Baking Question

We can't hide behind the glue fumes excuse, Roberta. It's the moving everything from half of the house to the other side, stirring it a bit and then attempting to put it back where it came from. That would be trauma enough for an easy-going person. Both of us are very organized and this re-flooring project has really strained our brains. A neighbor came through to see the floors, noticed a stack of red fabric over in the yellow bin and nearly fainted. She Knows how I need to have everything in its place. One day. One day it will happen. Christmas? Polly

"Roberta" Have you been airing those fumes out of your house?

I have a chart that says a 13"x9"x2" metal pan holds 15 cups. I use that for one cake mix, though the top of the cake doesn't reach the top of the pan. But one cake mix should be plenty for that 10-cup castle pan. Don't fill it more than 3/4 full or you may have overflow.

Julia > Do you have one of the "normal" size pans specified on the box? Fill

The new stove here (which will do everything including 'touching up your roots') is Such a Honey. When pre-heating, it tells you with a sweet quiet 'ding-a-ling' that it has reached temp. Ding-a-ling? Yes. Just right for me. What a hoot! I love it. Polly

ooooooo. i love to bake, but dont like to clean up..

is it cake yet???

do we get to see it?

amy in CNY

Naaaah, Amy. I was baking bread. Didn't turn out exactly picture perfect. All the loaves were sort of 'poofy' to the rear. A problem lots of us are familiar with. Polly

your stove is better than mine for sure. all i get when whatever is finished baking is a ding, ding, ding. what i'd give for a-ling, a-ling, a-ling. :))))) j.

"Polly Esther" wrote... The new stove here (which will do everything including 'touching up your roots') is Such a Honey. When pre-heating, it tells you with a sweet quiet 'ding-a-ling' that it has reached temp. Ding-a-ling? Yes. Just right for me. What a hoot! I love it. Polly

The cake was a rip-roaring success! I used one lemon flavored cake mix and the directions on the side of the box for a 'pound' cake. That seems more like to hold together than just a regular cake. So I added one box of instant lemon pudding, oil, water and eggs. When it came out of the oven, it hadn't overflowed the pan, so the amount was perfect. It was, however, somewhat 'domed.' I figured that wouldn't sit well, so I evened off the bottom with a strand of quilting thread! (See the topic get get on topic, after all.)

joan

Now, that looks like it was fun! Good for you, now you can uncross your fingers and toes hoping it would turn out okay ;)

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the cake is great, i love lemon cake... but those cake eaters are the beez kneez. they are just adorable, well done all of you. :))

we really need to taste that cake to really know how well it turned out, Joan. perhaps you could rustle up a couple of dozen more and send us each a slice. :) no hurry but easter is coming and that might be a nice addition to the table fare. snorfle, j.

"joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" wrote ...

The cake was a rip-roaring success! I used one lemon flavored cake mix and the directions on the side of the box for a 'pound' cake. That seems more like to hold together than just a regular cake. So I added one box of instant lemon pudding, oil, water and eggs. When it came out of the oven, it hadn't overflowed the pan, so the amount was perfect. It was, however, somewhat 'domed.' I figured that wouldn't sit well, so I evened off the bottom with a strand of quilting thread! (See the topic get get on topic, after all.) joan

"joan8904 > I quilt and sew; I don't cook much.

Let's try this picture instead. I'm not entirely comfortable putting up and leaving children's pictures out there on the internet for anyone to see. Not that anyone in rctq is a problem, but one never knows about the rest of the internet. Sorry for the inconvenience with the broken link.

joan

I am completely dumbfounded! What an absolutely fantastic and amazing 'structure'. No wonder it was a success. . In message , joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska writes

That is so fun! You did a great job and it turned out perfect. What a fun grandma you are. Thanks for sharing. TAria

What a fun cake! :)

Hi Joan, I'm new to discussion groups. When I was looking for a group to join, I was apalled to see that some of the groups out there aren't quilting groups at all, but seem to be sleeze-bags, using the group as a cover. So please don't trust ANYONE with children's pics. Glad to know rctg is above board. Abbey