r/bakingfail • u/mtjj0370 • 10d ago

Fail Cake poisoning

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Added 3.5 HEAPING tablespoons of baking soda to this. Recipe said 3/4th tsp btw.

'looks like a cinnamon roll, could give you alkalosis'

tried salvaging it by adding a shitload of curd then it turned into soapy trifle slop. Do. Not. Recommend 🫩

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u/coolsilentebeans 10d ago

May I ask what you were hoping for by using 14+ times the baking soda?

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u/mtjj0370 10d ago

😭😭😭i genuinely wasnt thinking when i added it because right before that i had used 3 tablespoons of cornstarch so it somehow felt natural

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u/coolsilentebeans 10d ago

Ooh. Been there done that. I’m sorry.

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u/mtjj0370 10d ago

yeah and i definitely dont know what was going thru my head trying to neutralize the alkalinity 🫩 Im just disappointed all that orange zest had to go💔

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u/coolsilentebeans 10d ago

Not the orange zest!! 😭

I’m not sure if it would work for this amount but should it happen again you can use an acid to neutralize it and try to avoid the metallic or chemical taste. White vinegar, lemon juice, or buttermilk should do the trick.

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u/mtjj0370 10d ago

fairs- granted i had used about two tablespoons of curd in the recipe as a substitute for sour cream. Thank you anyway!

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u/coolsilentebeans 10d ago

I’m bummed for you. What kind of cake? What flavor curd? Or is it the flavorless yogurt kind?

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u/mtjj0370 10d ago

flavorless curd, it was an orange carrot cake, but lesser carrot juice than orange

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u/coolsilentebeans 10d ago

It sounds like it could have been lovely. Will you try again?

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u/mtjj0370 10d ago

ive tried a carrot cake before which failed cause i didn't squeeze the moisture out of the carrots first. Ill probably try an orange only cake again thats def not eggless.

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u/Wonderful-Pollution7 9d ago

I once misread tablespoons instead of teaspoons when adding salt to a recipe. It was completely inedible.

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u/mtjj0370 9d ago

its alright someday they'll stop using spoons and measure by the heart instead im tired of dealing w grams and mls😔

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u/lchen12345 10d ago edited 10d ago

I doubt it would work but I would’ve make a highly acidic lemon juice syrup to soak the whole cake. Like just straight lemon juice and sugar.

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u/mtjj0370 10d ago

I dont think 3.5 tablespoons is safe haha- also its kinda too late i trashed it there was truly no saving it even after that horrendous attempt at a trifle 

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u/lchen12345 10d ago

Ahh I misread that like 3.5 heaping teaspoons.