Nobody likes my cake :-(

[Anonymous]

That doesn’t sounds good to me, either, OP! Sorry! I make things I know people in my household will eat even though I know it means I’ll never get homemade lemon bars at home. I don’t want to eat a whole dessert alone (nor should I :lol.

[Anonymous]

OP did you at least get a robe for Christmas?

[Anonymous]

I'd love your cake. I'm sure my family wouldn't.

Sometime I make my favorite cookie that everyone else hates. It's oatmeal. I know, just oatmeal. But I have a recipe that I love and I make it about twice a year, just for me. No one else touches them.

I made a batch over the holidays. To my surprise, and somewhat disappointment, the kids decided that they now love the cookies. I had to fight for them and then hide some.

All the years I've been making the cookies, I never pushed the kids to eat them. They always took a bite and then walked away. Sometimes repetition slowly changes taste buds over time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to bake a lot for my coworkers because they appreciated the effort (my boss once proposed to me when I brought in a pie made from peaches we'd gotten at the orchard). That was pre-kids, when DH was going to law school at night and I had free time after work. Now I just bake cookies from scratch.

My kids are usually happy with grocery store cakes, or things like the dump cake I made tonight--dump two cans of pie filling in a 9x13 pan, cover it with one package of cake mix, then pour one stick of melted butter over it. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes or so and serve with vanilla ice cream. That was what my mom used to make and I called her last year and asked for the "recipe".

This is my kind of "cooking"! What is the pie-filling?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to bake a lot for my coworkers because they appreciated the effort (my boss once proposed to me when I brought in a pie made from peaches we'd gotten at the orchard). That was pre-kids, when DH was going to law school at night and I had free time after work. Now I just bake cookies from scratch.

My kids are usually happy with grocery store cakes, or things like the dump cake I made tonight--dump two cans of pie filling in a 9x13 pan, cover it with one package of cake mix, then pour one stick of melted butter over it. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes or so and serve with vanilla ice cream. That was what my mom used to make and I called her last year and asked for the "recipe".

This is my kind of "cooking"! What is the pie-filling?

We’ve always used cherry or blueberry. Usually cherry with yellow cake mix, but yesterday I did blueberry pie filling with lemon cake mix and that was good. I think 1.5 sticks of butter would be better though. Here’s a link with pictures https://www.thecountrycook.net/cherry-dump-cake/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to bake a lot for my coworkers because they appreciated the effort (my boss once proposed to me when I brought in a pie made from peaches we'd gotten at the orchard). That was pre-kids, when DH was going to law school at night and I had free time after work. Now I just bake cookies from scratch.

My kids are usually happy with grocery store cakes, or things like the dump cake I made tonight--dump two cans of pie filling in a 9x13 pan, cover it with one package of cake mix, then pour one stick of melted butter over it. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes or so and serve with vanilla ice cream. That was what my mom used to make and I called her last year and asked for the "recipe".

This is my kind of "cooking"! What is the pie-filling?

We’ve always used cherry or blueberry. Usually cherry with yellow cake mix, but yesterday I did blueberry pie filling with lemon cake mix and that was good. I think 1.5 sticks of butter would be better though. Here’s a link with pictures https://www.thecountrycook.net/cherry-dump-cake/

Not sure if that was your question—in the baking aisle there are cans of pie filling near the cake mixes, usually on the bottom shelf.

[Anonymous]

That sounds disgusting.

[Anonymous]

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I made a perfect sponge cake, with just eggs, sugar, flour and orange zest. This was my first attempt.
Then soaked it in clementine juice-hard cider jelly and topped it with clementines softened in their juice.

It’s moist in the center, slightly crunchy at the edge, and light and fruity. Not too sweet. You can’t taste any alcohol, it just gives it a bit of depth. And yet either DH nor my teens liked it.

Ingrates.

Maybe it doesn't taste good. Sounds fancy though

This. My sister is known for making this ridiculously difficult and over the top dishes as some sort of "look what an amazing chef/baker I am". But they rarely taste amazing.

Why do people do this? DCUM is full of women like your sister.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More for you!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP did you at least get a robe for Christmas?

LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I made a perfect sponge cake, with just eggs, sugar, flour and orange zest. This was my first attempt.
Then soaked it in clementine juice-hard cider jelly and topped it with clementines softened in their juice.

It’s moist in the center, slightly crunchy at the edge, and light and fruity. Not too sweet. You can’t taste any alcohol, it just gives it a bit of depth. And yet either DH nor my teens liked it.

Ingrates.

Maybe it doesn't taste good. Sounds fancy though

This. My sister is known for making this ridiculously difficult and over the top dishes as some sort of "look what an amazing chef/baker I am". But they rarely taste amazing.

Why do you assume she is trying to show off and not because she enjoys making it for others. Sure it may not turn out great but at least she tried. I would be polite and at least try it. I would not attribute bad intentions unless they were really there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd love your cake. I'm sure my family wouldn't.

Sometime I make my favorite cookie that everyone else hates. It's oatmeal. I know, just oatmeal. But I have a recipe that I love and I make it about twice a year, just for me. No one else touches them.

I made a batch over the holidays. To my surprise, and somewhat disappointment, the kids decided that they now love the cookies. I had to fight for them and then hide some.

All the years I've been making the cookies, I never pushed the kids to eat them. They always took a bite and then walked away. Sometimes repetition slowly changes taste buds over time.

Will you please share your recipe? Oatmeal cookies are my favorite! TIA!

[Anonymous]

OP's dessert does not sound good to me. I don't like the texture of soaked cake, and clementine + hard cider sounds yucky, and oranges in a dessert are a hard sell. I think it was a dessert that might have been a lot of work, but only appealing to some palates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sponge cake (especially with a citrus touch) is more of a spring time or summer food.

This cold, and rainy, weather is more warm apple pie/cobbler or maybe a chocolate biscotti with hot chocolate- type comfort food.

OP, your cake sounds delicious but you need to understand the food & human psyche when it comes to seasonal weather.

For example, you wouldn’t eat a hot veggie soup in 100 degree weather but you might eat a cold gazpacho.

[Anonymous]

Solidarity! I make lots of things that my husband and kids don’t appreciate.

Would love to get together with you and share your cake