I baked
Mother’s day is coming up and my parents are supposedly going to visit tomorrow (two unrelated events). That’s why I decided to try and bake something. I don’t have many gadgets, pots or pans yet so I chose an easy-looking recipe for semolina (I think) cake.
This is what it looks like
but I don’t know how it turned out. I poked a fork through the middle and it seems quite moist but I’m hoping the wheat absorbs some of it as it cools down. I didn’t have proper measuring spoons so I had to wing it — which I know is bad for baking.
All rights to pre-taste reserved. (Just for the safety of others.)
Semolina reminds me that I need to buy couscous. (I’ve never tried it.)
I hope you know that when you poke your fork into the middle (or a toothpick, they advise a toothpick), it’s supposed to come up clean, no crumbs or anything on it cuz that means it’s not quite done.
Hope it’s good and that you enjoy entertaining your guests in your new home
Comment by jafer — May 10 @ 14:54
The cake’s quite good actually.
I’ll have to freeze the rest because I can’t eat it all by myself and I don’t know when I’ll have people over (tomorrow is Mother’s day so I don’t want to invite a friend over in case they have Mother’s day plans).
I’ve watched so many Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver shows that I knew the toothpick trick, and I would’ve used a toothpick but in the middle of cooking I realised I didn’t have any! Added it to my shopping list now. I was worried about this cake because the middle didn’t seem quite done even after the half an hour the recipe said to bake it. But it was alright; it didn’t have to be so dry in the middle.
Comment by Minna — May 10 @ 18:18