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I had an urge for some carrot cake. Looked in the kitchen and I had everything butter, eggs, sugar and a new bag of flour. Even some carrots so off I go.
Creamed the butter and sugar till it was light and fluffy, added the eggs then finally the flour and carrots. Popped it in the oven.
Went to check it 20 minutes later and it is a sticky icky mess, not a sponge at all. OMG my scales must be wrong, added some more flour to this runny mess in the hopes of solidifying it a bit. Obviously it is not going to be a sponge but it might still be edible. Another 20 minutes and if anything it looks worse. Taste it and is is very sweet. Totally puzzled, give up and went to bed. Lying there thinking it over, why on earth should it be so sweet. Then remember it was new bag of flour. Go into kitchen and taste 'flour' yes you guessed it was icing sugar!!!.
Soaked pan in hot water and threw away sugary mess!!!!
I have even done this before dusted calves liver in what I thought was flour and found to be icing sugar.
Moral of story check your ingredients before you start cooking.
Jane Akshar - mad about egyptology -sane otherwise ....... I think
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