The Cake Failed

Bless - that weather would destroy me! How can you function? I suppose you get used to things.

WitchHazel - thank you for the tip - it really worked.

Sharon - it did not go well.

The recipe came from Sorted Food, who have just released a cookbook. I'm not sharing the exact recipe because I understand that they are independents and don't need to lose their ideas around the internet quite straight away. The link is to their YouTube channel and I think they have instagram and a podcast and stuff as well. We watch them all the time, which is one reason why we bought the book. We get a lot of pleasure watching their shows and we wanted to give back.

Bear shooed me away quite early in the cake making process. This was okay in one way. He's thirteen and a sensible lad, but he's still learning and he doesn't know where all the things are kept. He couldn't find the bowls and spoons he wanted and then the frosting didn't work and the cake wasn't what he expected and it wasn't fair. To be honest, he dealt with it a lot more maturely than I would as if I got that frustrated then there would be broken china, and there were a few substitutions, like the non-dairy cream cheese for the frosting, which may not have helped. 

I think part of the problem is that bear is inexperience except in watching videos. We all know little tricks that we have learned over the years about how to stir stuff together and where you can add or alter, but he hasn't got there yet. And he still hasn't got his favourite bowls or a spoon he knows works just right and it will take time. Sorted Food are a group of lads, two of which are trained chefs, so their simple recipes are a little above my simple recipes. We will keep watching them, though, and we are picking up tips. 

DH has been working from home all this time, but tomorrow he goes back to the office. It's going to be odd. Then bear will probably be at school soon, though who knows how that will turn out. 

Hugs and good health to all.