Step Two: Carefully remove the cake from the fully greased and floured pan
you so diligently prepped.
Step Three: Make sure your children are out of earshot before you let your cake pan know exactly how you feel about the nine ruined train cars you've pried from its clutches.
Step Four: Be grateful that at least the train engine is intact...
if you don't look too hard.
In case you were wondering, here's what the cake is supposed to look like. My talented SIL made a train cake for each of her boys' birthdays (using the exact same pan!).
Shark vs. Train
by Chris Barton
I'll admit it - I haven't read this one yet. Our library is not great about getting in the latest children's books. But it looks hilarious, and after my own woman vs. train incident today, it sounded like a perfect pick.For a summary and review, check out Brimful Curiosities. I don't know how that lady gets her hands on all the new releases, but she always has excellent reviews and suggestions.
I've made the Family Fun Choo-Choo Train Cake, twice in the past, and it was pretty easy - you probably are done with trains, but if you try again, check out the Family Fun link.
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Although, the "done right" cake from your cake pan, is terrific, too :)
Don't you hate it when things just don't go as planned? Were the kids expecting the cake? I bet it tasted good, even if it wasn't as pretty as you hoped.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, it won't make you feel better, but I love posts like this - they make me feel like I'm not the only one who has moments like this.
Love it- can totally relate!! One time I made this cookie monster cake from this cake mold- the whole cake was in crumbles by the time I got it out (and back then there was no such thing as cake balls so I chucked it all). BTW- That book does look really cute.
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Love it! It still tastes good right?
ReplyDeleteLOL! Totally been there!!!
ReplyDeleteBeen there, Done that....LOL! The book looks like a fun read!
ReplyDeleteI have that same mold, but didn't have an issue, I wonder if there are special directions on the label it came with ... can't remember how I greased it either, oh well, try again! :)
ReplyDeleteSorry, but I'm still sitting here laughing...at least your disaster made me chuckle and not feel so bad about all of the times I've had something similar happen. It does indeed look like a shark got the best of your cakes! I usually rely on my mom to make the cake creations in our family. My kids are surprised when I manage decorated cupcakes. Thanks so much for the mention. We have an excellent library system and the librarians do a pretty good job with acquisitions.
ReplyDeleteWell it is shark week so you've managed to combine genre's seemlessly :-) I have one of those blasted rubber bundt pans (and what the heck does bundt mean??) and no matter how well I grease it or with what, it never comes out like the beautiful cathedral it's supposed to. I'm delighted I'm not the only one cake mold retarded!
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get this train cake pan? My youngest is obsessed with trains. He would love a cake made out of trains.
ReplyDeleteCrying with laughter. x
ReplyDeleteBravo, girl, for continuing with your post and not letting that cake pan get the best of you! I am obsessed with cookie cutters, but they don't cooperate very well so I always end up using the circle one. Thanks for being real :-) Just about all of your projects have turned out beautifully, and I enjoy all of your posts very much. MIKI
ReplyDeleteSo funny after the fact, so infuriating in the moment... I was experimental baking this week - eggless cake for a friend with an allergic baby.
ReplyDeleteUgg! I hate when things turn out like that. I once made a 3d bunny cake. I frosted it and put it in the fridge. When I came back awhile later its head had fallen off! Oh the horror. At least it wasn't red velvet!
ReplyDeleteAhhhhhhh. That is so me in the kitchen... Next time you are going to rock the choo choo!!! I have this amazing train book jammed packed with train ideas.... I wish we lived enough to share!
ReplyDeleteI cannot tell you how many tears I shed over a rose-shaped cake pan that became the bane of my existance. No matter what I did, I could not make it successfully. Then someone told me to try Baker's Joy. I didn't believe them, but tried it anyway. It worked.
ReplyDeletePS - Next time a cake "goes bad" just make a trifle. (This is what I always did with my rose cake disasters. You could print out some cupcake toppers and attach to toothpicks to match your theme too!
The cake was delicious and the story was funny to read. :)
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