08/06/2026
I failed with this cake ππ« Here's why..
Most of you guessed that I had either dropped the cake, which to be fair was not out of the realm of possibilities, or that the cake melted, which was also very possible in the Darwin heat! π₯΅
The truth is that Cake Bake no.1 came out completely RAW on the bottom π± Here's my defence - It was in the caravan gas oven for FOUR hours, AND my skewer came out clean... π«£ Riddle me that!
I discovered this at around 10pm the night before Mia's birthday, with no ingredients left to rebake π So, after a little freakout that evening, Ricci raced the next morning to get me more ingredients, and I rebaked in much smaller layers! π€ They only took TWO hours to bake this time... π
I didn't have long but managed to decorate this smaller cutie cake, and Mia still absolutely loved it! π©· We'd even made some new travel friends, so Mia got to have a little camp kitchen birthday party! π₯³
So, moral of the story is - don't bake mud cakes in a caravan gas oven, allow yourself a moment to panic when you need, but make sure you get on with the job! πͺ You can do it!