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Chuck it out and go to Waitrose?

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jinglbellsfrocks Fri 12-Feb-16 14:05:57

Well,I texted DD and she said to just bake it. It tastes fine so I think we will ignore the colour and I will do loads of pink buttercream and icing. Thanks Becca. smile

I have still got to make a chocolate one for Sunday when the rest of the family come. [sigh] wink

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Elrel Fri 12-Feb-16 14:04:22

Nonnie - Got half price well in date Sainsbury's cake made up of little cubes of cake each with a letter of Happy Birthday on. Reduced because of slight damage to packaging at one corner. Putting cling film around package I noticed the uniced side of the cube was brown and appeared to be fruitcake. Only I like fruitcake.
Mild family row, huge apologies and promises of homemade chocolate cake next time to GD, most of them rushing out to pantomime at the time anyway.
Cake sent, unopened, to London with my son, greatly enjoyed by his family and friends there. The brown was a cardboard inner sleeve. The cubes were yummy, family favourite, sponge with buttercream.
OK - I hadn't read the description on the box ... Good bargain however.

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BeccaGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 12-Feb-16 13:36:30

I bought a load of those the other week for baking a rainbow cake and then read the little "not bake stable" label. There was much grumbling.

What about just having pink icing, but not cake? Or putting something else special inside the cake?

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Nonnie Fri 12-Feb-16 13:12:55

Wait until the day and then go in and buy one which has been reduced!

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jinglbellsfrocks Fri 12-Feb-16 13:08:32

DD's birthday is the day after Valentine's Day so it has always been a tradition that I make her a heart shaped cake coloured pink all through - cake and icing. I have just made a mixture using best free range eggs. Added pink colouring (like wot I always do) and it has gone a muddy beige colour! Looks totally gross.

Looked on the bottle of colouring and, in tiny letters it says, "not bake stable". Looked on Internet and apparently you can only use artificial colourings for the actual cake. And guess what? You can't buy artificial colourings any more. hmm

So, shall I just have a nice little trip to the shops and buy a cake? Baking is over-rated, isn't it.

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