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POWER CUT CAKE IN THE OVEN
hiya as luck would have it there was a power cut here for 15 minutes whilst i had a cake in the oven .. it’s a 13’x9′ rectangle vanilla sponge (mrs jones recepie) and it had 25 minutes to go.. i didn’t open the oven and when the power came back i just left it to cook out its last 25 minutes. i’ve just taken it out the oven and it looks completely un harmed.. is this too good to be true?? will it be dry? or fall apart while i try and cut it through the middle?? i will freeze it for a few hours or overnight once its cooled. has anyone else had a similar experience ? i’m just wondering weather or not i should make a new cake because somebody is paying me for this. thanks in advance xx
hiya as luck would have it there was a power cut here for 15 minutes whilst i had a cake in the oven .. it’s a 13’x9′ rectangle vanilla sponge (mrs jones recepie) and it had 25 minutes to go.. i didn’t open the oven and when the power came back i just left it to cook out its last 25 minutes. i’ve just taken it out the oven and it looks completely un harmed.. is this too good to be true?? will it be dry? or fall apart while i try and cut it through the middle?? i will freeze it for a few hours or overnight once its cooled. has anyone else had a similar experience ? i’m just wondering weather or not i should make a new cake because somebody is paying me for this. thanks in advance xx
Hello pistolaki
It may be a bit heavy and dense but you can’t really tell until you cut it. If it was my cake I’d make it again since it’s for a customer, you can’t risk your reputation! The way I would test it is to mark the cake in half vertically then cut it horizontally in half to the half way vertical point. Lift the layer and check the cake. If it’s ok cut the other half, fill and turn the cake over so you have complete flat side facing you for decoration. Does it make sense?
