recipes for disaster

Students share their best cooking fails in the kitchen from ruining cakes to creating fres

A Piece Of Cake

Students recall cake-making catastrophes

“[One time] I was baking a cake, [and] when I took it out the oven to cool, I dropped it on the foor upside down. When I lifted it up, the cake fell apart on the ground.”

“Once I tried to make lava cakes but made it for two instead of the four it was meant for. I forgot to halve the recipe and the lava cakes were almost completely liquid. We did eat them though, and they were still good.”

“[When I was 9], my sister and I were trying to make a cake for our mom. We completely messed up the amount of vegetable oil for the mix and made a more of a lumpy slimy mess than anything edible.”

Kitchen Shortcake

1 tablespoon

1/2 ounce

3 teaspoons

1/16 cup

1/4 cup

4 tablespoons

2 ounces

Chocolate Chip

Strawberry Conversions Cookies

This is a pastry dessert that has homemade whipped cream and homemade strawberry puree inside of it. Fruit lovers and pastry lovers alike can enjoy this faky and sweet shortcake. I felt like a real chef kneading the dough and cutting out heart shapes, and I love the result that came out of the oven. It is a delicious option that takes the least amount of time of all of these desserts. With minimal baking, this is a great dish for a last minute dessert.

Berry Parfait

This is my favorite recipe for chocolate chip cookies in any of my recipe books. It uses salt to give them a enjoyable taste that is unique to a few cookbooks. Gooey and soft, these cookies melt in your mouth and are amazing to eat straight out of the oven. Since this recipe had a bigger serving size, it was a good option for me to make for my family or for a bigger group of people to eat with me, but make sure to keep them in an airtight container so that they don't harden or dry out.

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This dessert consists of lemon curd made from fresh lemon juice, candied berries and mint on top. Though very sweet, all of the favors are very tasty and natural. For my frst time having lemon curd, this was a mouth-watering experience. My favorite desserts always have fruit in them, and this did not disappoint. The lemon is not overpowering at all. One of the best desserts I have ever had, this is well worth the time that it takes to make. I will defnitely be making this again.