ktgrok Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 I don't think anywhere is open? I miscalculated, and the cake recipe calls for 4 eggs, and I have 3 eggs. It's a carrot cake. I do not have any applesauce, I do have a banana. Not sure if that would help? I have sour cream as well, if I just need more moisture. My temptation is to just not worry about it, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Don't worry about it. If it needs more moisture, add a spoon of sour cream. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 10 minutes ago, ktgrok said: I don't think anywhere is open? I miscalculated, and the cake recipe calls for 4 eggs, and I have 3 eggs. It's a carrot cake. I do not have any applesauce, I do have a banana. Not sure if that would help? I have sour cream as well, if I just need more moisture. My temptation is to just not worry about it, lol. I wouldn’t worry about it either. This kind of thing happens to me, too. I made sure I had three dozen eggs this year because Easter needs more eggs than one would think—custard, meringues, sponge cakes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 If you have flaxseed, that makes a good egg substitute. To replace one egg, mix one tablespoon ground flaxseed with three tablespoons water and let it sit for a few minutes to thicken. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 You at least want to add a little liquid/moisture. Water would do, pineapple juice (2-3T) if you're adding pineapple, whatever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 18 minutes ago, HomeAgain said: Don't worry about it. If it needs more moisture, add a spoon of sour cream. That's exactly what I was thinking I'd do. Thank you all! I'm a "seat of my pants" cook but usually do pay attention to the basics when it comes to cake. Mainly because I don't make a ton of cakes, lol. You've restored my confidence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, ktgrok said: That's exactly what I was thinking I'd do. Thank you all! I'm a "seat of my pants" cook but usually do pay attention to the basics when it comes to cake. Mainly because I don't make a ton of cakes, lol. You've restored my confidence. Sour cream will add a really nice tang, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 If you have a can of chick peas, you can drain them saving the liquid, and use that. It is commonly used as a vegan, egg substitute and works quite nicely. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 10 minutes ago, Faith-manor said: If you have a can of chick peas, you can drain them saving the liquid, and use that. It is commonly used as a vegan, egg substitute and works quite nicely. lol, we dropped off cans of chick peas at church for the food pantry this morning. oops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildflowerMom Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 18 minutes ago, Faith-manor said: If you have a can of chick peas, you can drain them saving the liquid, and use that. It is commonly used as a vegan, egg substitute and works quite nicely. I did not know this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, ktgrok said: lol, we dropped off cans of chick peas at church for the food pantry this morning. oops. Bummer. It is called aquafaba and vegan cooks make meringue with it. It works well. I am not a real chef or baker, nor do I play one on t.v. I just watch a lot of "Beat Bobby Flay" and "Great British Baking Show" where I learn bizarre things. Therefore, all cooking advice I give should be verified by a team of experts. 😁 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, Faith-manor said: Bummer. It is called aquafaba and vegan cooks make meringue with it. It works well. I am not a real chef or baker, nor do I play one on t.v. I just watch a lot of "Beat Bobby Flay" and "Great British Baking Show" where I learn bizarre things. Therefore, all cooking advice I give should be verified by a team of experts. 😁 Lol. This is so me! My dd did know some handy trick for telling when custard is done that she learned from YouTube. But honestly we are the blind leading the blind around here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Borrow from your neighbor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoeless Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 If you have flax or chia, you can make an egg replacement from one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise equals one egg in baking. I’d do that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Is this a total symptom of our overall Introvert ness here that no one suggest borrowing from a neighbor. I clearly remember a snowstorm of April 1977 when we were all stranded at home and my mom sent us to the neighbor lady that we did not know to ask for a cup sugar so she could make fudge and my brother and I dropped the glass jar of SUGAR in the snow and could not find it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Scarlett said: Is this a total symptom of our overall Introvert ness here that no one suggest borrowing from a neighbor. I clearly remember a snowstorm of April 1977 when we were all stranded at home and my mom sent us to the neighbor lady that we did not know to ask for a cup sugar so she could make fudge and my brother and I dropped the glass jar of SUGAR in the snow and could not find it. I've never borrowed from a neighbor nor have I been borrowed from, even when our neighbors were friends. I don't know if my mother ever did, but it's hard for me to imagine her doing it. Now, I have neighbors on one side who won't even wave back at me or say hi when we happen to pass, and on the other, an elderly, frail lady who doesn't like to answer the door - she and I talk on the phone and she ventures out with her family or her aide. Neither a good situation for asking to borrow food! ETA, I should add that I would be delighted to give a neighbor an egg, cup of sugar, flour, etc, etc. But it's just not a thing in my life Edited April 9, 2023 by marbel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet2ndchance Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 I'm a little late to the party so your cake is probably already finished but Dh just came back from a run to Walmart for me. At least here in my area of the Bible Belt, they are open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Scarlett said: Is this a total symptom of our overall Introvert ness here that no one suggest borrowing from a neighbor. I clearly remember a snowstorm of April 1977 when we were all stranded at home and my mom sent us to the neighbor lady that we did not know to ask for a cup sugar so she could make fudge and my brother and I dropped the glass jar of SUGAR in the snow and could not find it. lol, yes, probably. Growing up we absolutely borrowed a cup of sugar or whatever from neighbors. And I know that my neighbors on either side would be likely to let me borrow an egg - the ones on one side are pretty friendly with us in particular. But...meh. I peopled at church already, lol. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachermom2834 Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 (edited) I remember borrowing from neighbors when we were kids. I couldn’t do that. It is a combination of lack of neighborly behavior on the part of some neighbors that will not even wave or make any kind of acknowledgment but it is also a situation in which the neighbors I do know and am friendly with very likely do not have things like eggs or sugar. I know that sounds ridiculous but there really are people who do not cook or bake at all and I wouldn’t even ask because it isn’t a staple they would just have on hand. I feel like 35 years ago all our neighbors would have had pantry staples but I doubt anyone I knew never cooked at home but I know people like that now. Edited April 9, 2023 by teachermom2834 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 (edited) 25 minutes ago, teachermom2834 said: I remember borrowing from neighbors when we were kids. I couldn’t do that. It is a combination of lack of neighborly behavior on the part of some neighbors that will not even wave or make any kind of acknowledgment but it is also a situation in which the neighbors I do know and am friendly with very likely do not have things like eggs or sugar. I know that sounds ridiculous but there really are people who do not cook or bake at all and I wouldn’t even ask because it isn’t a staple they would just have on hand. I feel like 35 years ago all our neighbors would have had pantry staples but I doubt anyone I knew never cooked at home but I know people like that now. To be fair one of my neighbors is also close friends. Dh has done a good job of being friendly to the other three close neighbors but I probably would not ask to borrow a egg. Edited to add I probably also would not have ask to borrow sugar in 1977 if my mom had not sent us. No one needs fudge that bad. Edited April 9, 2023 by Scarlett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 2 hours ago, teachermom2834 said: I remember borrowing from neighbors when we were kids. I couldn’t do that. It is a combination of lack of neighborly behavior on the part of some neighbors that will not even wave or make any kind of acknowledgment but it is also a situation in which the neighbors I do know and am friendly with very likely do not have things like eggs or sugar. I know that sounds ridiculous but there really are people who do not cook or bake at all and I wouldn’t even ask because it isn’t a staple they would just have on hand. I feel like 35 years ago all our neighbors would have had pantry staples but I doubt anyone I knew never cooked at home but I know people like that now. Yeah, I don't have that excuse. The people on the left of me, that I don't know that well but we wave, and they gave me their number and asked us to keep an eye on things when they travel, are older and she is an immigrant from the Phillipines and I just can't imagine they don't cook. And on the right of us are a Colombian family, recently immigrated, and they throw big parties and I can't imagine they don't have basics either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 27 minutes ago, ktgrok said: Yeah, I don't have that excuse. The people on the left of me, that I don't know that well but we wave, and they gave me their number and asked us to keep an eye on things when they travel, are older and she is an immigrant from the Phillipines and I just can't imagine they don't cook. And on the right of us are a Colombian family, recently immigrated, and they throw big parties and I can't imagine they don't have basics either. It’s the talking. You can’t just borrow an egg. It’s egg + conversation. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 So, after all that I accidentally switched which recipe I was looking at on my laptop, made some hybrid cake, and it didn't cook all the way through in the middle. AND turns out no one in my family even really likes carrot cake. Next year, if they are not going to like the cake anyway, I'm making lemon cake or getting cheese cake. They don't like those either, but a tleast I do, lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 That is such an ADHD ending to the story. I do that kind of thing all the time. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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