I do like a good slice of cake. Like it just a little too much. Especially Christmas Cake. That’s with icing, that’s with marzipan, that’s with a slab of cheese, that’s au naturale. My family knows this. Every Christmas my mum would bake me a cake, my sister would do the same. Both most definitely knew how to bake a top cake. So every December I was well fed. Too well fed. That’s why this Thor like muscle structure hides under a Homer Simpson baggy exterior.
But times move on. Mum has now left us. But my sister still comes up with the goods every year. And then 2020 hit. Due to covid restrictions and Hawklads anxieties I’m not meeting up with my sister this December. So no chance of a cake handover.
I’m cakeless…
That means one thing. One scary thing. I either buy one or I BAKE ONE. The bought ones are never as good as my family ones. So……
It’s baking time. I don’t have a good track record on the baking front. But there is always hope. Always a first time. So you have been warned. Things could get interesting here. You had better not stray too far from your panic room.
Fair warning.
Lol Gary. Panic room at the ready. We are cakeless too!
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Cakeless is not good. xx
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I think a no-bake cheese cake will be the best bet. π
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I think your right.
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My fingers are crossed for you! May the baking begin!
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Thank you Robyn. Are you baking?
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We just did the cookies that the dog ate. We might do them again since they turned out so well and people (and labs) liked them. But I don’t think we will do much past that. We are skipping the traditional Christmas dinner. Going for something easier that everyone will actually eat. And since no one eats the same thing no one is sure what Christmas dinner will actually be.
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You might as well enjoy it. What will you have.
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We aren’t sure yet. We’ll have to do some brainstorming to make it easy and enjoyable for everyone.
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So hope itβs wonderful
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Thank you! Yours too!
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Hope your smiling
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Drum roll… Cue video…
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See video on the Horror Channel.
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Thank you.x
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I was wanting to see that!!
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Good for you for taking on the challenge! Thatβs more than Iβd do as my cake baking skills are nil.
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Thank you
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Gary, you are going to bake a wonderful cake. But make sure you start with quality ingredients. Where are you going to get quality ingredients in this time of Covid. Probably not in a small town grocery shoppe.
Why not just go careless for a year? Then, when you can one day be sure of your ingredients, then learn how to do it to your mum’s and sister’s standards, or maybe you can get your sister to start baking your cake so you can eat it, Hawklad too.
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One day my sister might show me. I do need to learn patience though.
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Bake and bake again until you have baked the perfect cake!
And remember, imperfect cakes are still edible π
Best of luck
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That might be a lifetime project….
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Yay, another baking story!!!
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Absolutely x
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Looking forward to seeing the results. I am sure it will taste great, no matter how it may look like, Gary!
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Yes the look might be distinctive
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My son and his wife supplied a Christmas fruitcake. We have a system. When I want to give them something I put it in a bag and hang it on their doorknob. He does the same. It’s worked well. We’re not hugging or physically interacting. We are obeying restrictions for the good of all. But I still get to have my cake and eat it too. Haha
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I think cake related matters should be exempt from restrictions
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Of course! They are a necessity! (We all need a little sweet to see us through these rather bitter days π )
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We so do.
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Just follow my recipe, itβs fail-proof.
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I think there just might be one father who will prove you wrong π
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Nonsense
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Some people might take “fail-proof” as a challenge…
But eventually there’ll come a recipe that even Hawklad’s Dad won’t be able to ruin. Time will tell if that recipe is yours π
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One day…
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Indeed Barry
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Always good to be proven wrong.
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At least you will include the best ingredient that many leave out – marzipan π
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I love the stuff.
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Me, too. I get everyone else’s.
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Best way
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My mum always made me a cake too. I remember that there was lots of fruit and lots of brandy involved and that it had to cook for a very long time. Whatever you come up with will be a great effort, I’m sure, a special 2020 cake…it may sink inthe middle a bit..
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Yes mums sounds like it was similar
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I really want to tell you that making cakes really isn’t that hard, but I’ve realized that some people can manage to burn a pot of water, so apparently it actually is? Good luck!
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Thatβs me
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I wish you success with your latest baking effort!
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Thank you I need it.
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Yay!! Baking! Can’t wait to see the results! I’m sure Mr Cheeky Hawklad will have a few quips to keep us giggling and as long as it’s edible who cares what it looks like! Plus, it will save you money buying cookies for the sheep if the first try isn’t up to standard… you can give them cakeπππππ
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Now thatβs a plan xxx
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OMG π³π±
Are you sure?
Really really sure?
Iβll be behind the sofa, under the blanket, protected by cushions …
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Wise choice xxx
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See I knew you could stir up some entertainment for you and Hawklad ! Start making a cake. π
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What could possibly go wrong x
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Turning out a Christmas cake in a week might be a little ambitious. I was brought up to believe that they take months to mature and that no man should be allowed anywhere near it. Did my mother and my sister and my wife all lie to me?
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I know but needs must.
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Good luck.
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Thank you
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Good luck. We rooting for you. Its only fun chemistry after all!
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Thank you
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We’re in the same boat! Mom’s not able to cook or bake now, so I’ll have all the pressure at Christmas! I’ll start practicing this weekend with the baking π Good luck! It will go well!
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It is pressure.
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Bake one and make it any other way you want!! I want to see a photo after
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I will
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Oh good! π
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If it isnt scary, its not worth it.. excited to see how your cake will turn outπ€©
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The Horror Channel want to buy the rights
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Lol the consumer cant wait to see
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Cool
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