Rainbow Cake in a Jar
A couple of months ago I decided to make rainbow cake in a jar from this recipe:
As you will notice, the recipe is both straightforward and easy to follow.
In my defense however, it is done using imperial measurement units rather than the more civilized metric units used in Australia.
 
So I had to improvise a little
 
Which, in hindsight, is probably where the wheels fell off. Oops
- Firstly, I decided to use a white mud cake mix instead of a normal cake mix. Because I like chocolate
- Secondly, I chose to guess at what a pint was – and settled on “about the size of a chicken tonight jar”. Because that’s what I had in the cupboard
- Lastly, when the recipe said “lightly grease the inside of the jar” – I took that to mean “empty half a can of spray oil into the jar and swish it around a bit”. Because apparently I’m stupid
 
The lessons I learned from all of this were
1. A pint is a lot smaller than I thought it was
What a pint is:
 
 
 
 
 
What I thought a pint was:
 
2. Use something a little runnier than mud cake mix
3. Use a wide necked jar or smaller spoons
4. Food colouring stains stuff and you really don’t need as much as you think you will
5. Greasing the jars does not mean half filling the jar with oil
6. When the cake isn’t cooked after the suggested 30 mins – put it back for a little bit longer, not another 30 mins.
7. Wiping down the inside of the jars would almost certainly have been a lot easier BEFORE the cake and spray had been baked into them for an hour.
 
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Food Math: Holy healthy promotional deliciousness
In honor of tomorrow the 8th March being Pancake Day, (Shrove Tuesday) and this week being National Bacon Week in Australia, here is a lovely bacon-y,banana-y, pancake-y breakfast recipe. Many thanks to Liz for sharing it with me!
Chocolate banana pancakes with bacon. YUMMO!!!
Food Math: Perfect food
What is perfect food you ask?
It’s Baconey
It’s Chocolatey
It’s Sprinkley
It’s on a Stick
It’s Chocolate Coated Bacon With Decorative Sprinkles
YUMMO
52 things to celebrate in December
1st
- Eat a Red Apple Day
- Pie Day
- World Aids Day
2nd
- National Fritters Day
- Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3rd
- Day of People with Disabilities
4th
- Wear Brown Shoes Day
- Santas List Day
5th
- Sacher Torte Day
- Volunteers Day
6th
- Gazpacho Day
7th
- Cotton Candy Day
- Pearl Harbour Day
- Civil Aviation Day
8th
- National Brownie Day
9th
- Pastry Day
- Anti-Corruption Day
10th
- Human Rights Day
11th
- National Noodle Ring Day
- International Shareware Day
12th
- International Childrens Day
13th
- Ice Cream Day
- Violin Day
- St Lucia Day
14th
- Bouillabaisse Day
15th
- Lemon Cupcake Day
16th
- Chocolate Covered Anything Day
17th
- National Maple Syrup Day
18th
- Migrants Day
19th
- Oatmeal Muffin Day
20th
- Human Solidarity Day
21st
- Hamburger Day
- French Fried Shrimp Day
- Solstice (winter in North, summer in South)
- World Peace Day
- Look on the Bright Side Day
22nd
- Date-Nut Bread Day
23rd
- Roots Day
24th
- National Egg Nog Day
- Christmas Eve
25th
- Pumpkin Pie Day
- Christmas Day
26th
- Kwanzaa
- Boxing Day
- Day of Goodwill
27th
- Fruitcake Day
28th
- Card Playing Day
29th
- Chocolate Day
30th
- Bicarbonate of Soda Day
- Oh My! Day
31st
- New Years Eve
- Make up Your Mind Day
52 things to celebrate in November
1st
- All Saints Day
- Day of the Dead (Not the Zombie Kind I Don’t Think)
2nd
- National Devilled Egg Day
- Melbourne Cup Day
3rd
- Sandwich Day
- Cliché Day
4th
- King Tut Day
- Waiting For the Barbarians Day
5th
- Bonfire Night
6th
- Book Lovers Day
7th
- Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
8th
- Cook Something Bold Day
- Abet and Aid Punsters Day
9th
- Chaos Never Dies Day
- Young Readers Day
10th
- Science Day for Peace and Development
11th
- Armistice Day
12th
- Pizza with the Works except Anchovies Day
13th
- Indian Pudding Day
- World Kindness Day
14th
- Diabetes Day
- Loosen Up & Lighten Up Day
15th
- Clean Your Refrigerator Day
16th
- Day for Tolerance
- Remembrance Day for Victims of Road Accidents
17th
- World Peace Day
- Homemade Bread Day
18th
- Occult Day
19th
- Have A Bad Day Day
- World Toilet Day
20th
- Universal Childrens Day
- Absurdity Day
21st
- False Confession Day
- World Hello Day
22nd
- Go for a Ride Day
23rd
- National Cashew Day
24th
- Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
- Use Even If the Seal Is Broken Day
25th
- National Parfait Day
- Eid Al Fitr
- Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
- Thanksgiving
26th
- Shopping Reminder Day
- You’re Welcome Day
27th
- Pins & Needles Day
- International Aura Awareness Day
28th
- Buy Nothing Day
29th
- Square Dance Day
- Cyber Monday
30th
- St Andrews Day
- Stay At Home Because You Are Well
- Computer Security Day
