I think the video says it all! I used to always make he Barbarians special birthday cakes that were shaped like things, and I was always proud when it was mostly recognisable. I’m glad they never saw this video, lol.
Have you ever made or had a realistic cake? Would you want one?
July 23, 2021 at 10:11 pm
Oooo I see videos like this all the time on facebook!! Its insane! LOL
July 24, 2021 at 9:08 am
My gosh, it really is. Although I do question the choice of image (who wants a stack of folded towels, or hand sanitiser, as their cake?).
July 24, 2021 at 4:39 am
Amazing what people can do. No, I’m not terribly into realistic-looking cakes. I would want to keep the cake and not eat the cake, and what’s the point of that?
July 24, 2021 at 9:08 am
I would be the same, Lis. And even more so if I created it. I wouldn’t let anyone attack it with a knife.
July 24, 2021 at 12:16 pm
No, I don’t do deception cakes. I have a hard enough time getting a good crumb feel with almost normal cakes. My favorite is still the Texas Quarter sheet pan chocolate cake,
Cooking helps me focus and I am fairly good at some things; cakes aren’t one of those.
I have met some really good cakes and they sham me as just normal cakes, I don’t see an advantage to a deceive me cake.
July 24, 2021 at 1:16 pm
Jeckle and I can’t eat wheat (and I struggle with all grains, he can’t have egg) so cakes can be rather problematic for me. But it has been so long since I have eaten a wheat flour cake that I don’t notice anymore. As long as it tastes good, looks are of little concern, which is just as well.
July 25, 2021 at 11:30 am
Have you considered almond flour? It is expensive if you buy it, but all it takes to make it is a food processor and some almonds.
There is a high fat content in almonds, so use less oil (butter is an oil).
There are also some egg-less cakes (war rationing cakes) out there, most of them add an acid to activate the baking powder. I think I would use a little xantham gum to hold it together, if you try.
July 25, 2021 at 12:18 pm
Yeah, I use gluten free flours and almond meals, plus have tried the baking powder and apple cider vinegar as well. They just never work the same. But Jeckle is awesome and pretty understanding and he appreciates my efforts (even when they are a flop, which is more often than not, lol).
July 25, 2021 at 2:55 am
I have never made or eaten anything even close to these. They’re remarkable.
When my boys were young, they were allergic to eggs, so their cakes were always homemade and kind of pathetic. High altitude baking without eggs can be a little tricky. Now they can eat eggs, but I don’t do well with wheat, so the cakes haven’t gotten much better, haha!
July 25, 2021 at 8:27 am
Oh I hear you on the allergy baking side of things. My Barbarians have had allergies since birth, so I’ve had to do some creative baking. I haven’t had to worry about altitude though! We are at 639m above sea level, which equates to 2096.5 feet.