Simple. Infuriating.
"Preheat oven to 400 F." I preheated the oven to 400 F.
"Mix all ingredients in large bowl." I mixed them all.
"Pour into greased pan and bake 18-20 minutes." I followed the directions.
After 18 minutes, I checked the cake. It looked the same. "Wow," I thought," it didn't crack like every other cake I've made."
Turns out it could not. Some "good Samaritan" had turned off the oven while it was preheating.
Rebaked cake.
Cake turned to cracked brick.
Simple. Infuriating.
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14 years ago
Someone please comment on the style. thanks.
ReplyDeleteI actually liked the style. The simple language and sparsity of words emphasized the frustration you felt.
ReplyDeleteI like the style as well. And I do sympathize with the cracking problem. My oven at home tends to do that a good bit. I think it is due to the fact that my oven gets hotter than it is supposed to. You may want to try baking your cakes a slightly shorter time than instructed. It may yield better results.
ReplyDeleteIt made me laugh how you put 'good samaritan' in quotes, because they were acting on something they had no knowledge of. Likewise, i thought the repetition at the beginning and end was clever, good wording.
ReplyDeleteThe minimal phrasing and formatting make your post seem strangely poetic.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the style. It was simple, it seemed to go point by point, building up slowly to the predicament, or the "infuriating." Like someone said before, it was concise, not verbose, which seemed to cast a feeling of tension and terseness. The repition was nice at the beginning and end. It sort of sets you up at the beginning, gives you something to expect, then at the end it drives the point home once you uncover it.
ReplyDeleteLOL. hilarious and poetic xD it made me laugh by the time i got to the end hahahaha. i've never baked a bad cake before XDD
ReplyDeleteWhy would someone turn off an oven with something in it (especially if it didn't look done yet)? The only reason I could think of was for safety, yet I don't see college kids as the epitome of safety conscience people.
ReplyDeletethanks for the comments, everyone.
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