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“The Cake Ball Incident”
Every time there is a holiday, we have a bake sale at my dance studio. The one baked good that runs out literally within seconds is the cake balls. As everyone rushes to buy them before they run out, I always wonder why I don’t try making them myself. So, one snow day I decided to try an experiment. My mom and I had a box of chocolate cake mix and icing so we decided to try it out. I goggled a recipe, and after reading it, we decided to see what we could do.
The recipe said to first bake the cake and then crumble it and add icing. We did exactly that, but somewhere along the way, we made a major mistake. I hadn’t remembered the exact amount of icing, so we just added how much we thought seemed right. Buy boy were we wrong! What was supposed to be cake balls, turned out to be a goopy mess of super moist cake. They wouldn’t stay in the ball formation, even after hours of staying in the fridge. Although this wasn’t exactly successful, I took a lot away from the experience.
I can always remember this instance as an example of how baking doesn’t always go as planned and sometimes the only way to learn is from first making mistakes. Also, this event proves the importance of following recipes. I’m not sure when I’ll attempt to make cake balls again, but I will definitely stick with the recipe! I don’t regret making the cake balls, but do wish they had turned out better. This will give me motivation in the future to make better food.
By taking Baking and Pastry this year, I hope that such an experience will never happen again. However, I know that cooking takes time and practice and I am extremely excited for this semester. At the end of this class, I hope to come out with a better sense of handle in the kitchen and also have a great time. I really enjoy baking and can’t wait to improve my skills this year!
Ridhi S.
