Here's a nice anecdote for you, it just happened to me as I was baking a birthday cake for one of my commenters/best friends, Thanks For All The Fish42:
So, I was following all the directions, I put in the mix, the water, and the oil. It looked good so far... (this is a vanilla cake, mind you.)
Now I've done all this and I come to the part where I have to add the eggs. Instead of just saying "3 eggs" it says "3 egg whites."
Now, that sounds simple enough... I know how to separate the egg from the egg white, just crack the egg and shift the yolk between the shell halves until all the white has dripped out... a simple baker's trick.
However, I've gotten through 2 of the 3 eggs and I drop a yolk into the mix. Now I, being a perfectionist, HAVE to get this out. I take the spoon and start searching through the mix... the yolk is nowhere to be found.
Now I'm beginning to panic.
What if I don't find it? What will happen to the cake? WHAT IF IT IS RUINED...
Yes, I know, melodramatic...
Anyway, I finally get to my last resort.....
I wash my hands, prepare myself, and dig them in... and what do I come out with? THE YOLK.
I felt so triumphant I wanted to jump up and down and sing... I didn't though because it was 11:30pm.
And so, my cake is now in the oven, and I am happily awaiting its completion so that I can ice it :-)
Now that you know I'm a perfectionist and a complete weirdo, I think I'll go to bed for the night... but I'm happily awaiting both my cake and your emails. :-)
<3madi
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- Jacob Kuhn said...
May 18, 2010 at 4:40 PMThis is probably my favorite post on any blog!!! All I did while reading was laugh!!!! :D :D
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