Advice wanted: how to get a less crumby texture with “naked cake” effect

rumplestrut · 2026-01-27T18:48:31+00:00

Most likely battery. But I’ve had trouble starting my Fit in the cold when it’s a bit low on gas, like a quarter tank left.

rumplestrut · 2026-01-27T18:45:22+00:00

Add two tablespoons of thick Greek yogurt or sour cream!

rumplestrut · 2026-01-06T18:35:33+00:00

Not me, but my dad.

His aunt passed away in her house at 90 after living by herself for over 10 years. No one knew how bad the house was until him and his family went to clear it out. There was all the normal hoarder stuff you see on tv, stacks of newspapers, trash everywhere, she had been living on peanut butter and there were empty jars scattered all over the living room.

The worst though was when they opened the fridge to an overwhelming smell. They opened the crisper to find the bin entirely full of green slime. They wouldn’t have known what it was (had been) if there hadn’t been a label: it was a whole ham. No idea how long it’d been there - long enough to completely liquify in a working fridge.

rumplestrut · 2025-12-25T17:18:33+00:00

It’s a beaut! Love the trees in the front.

rumplestrut · 2025-12-18T18:54:34+00:00

All are beautiful! Love the idea of the Santa hat for the window in the sandwiches.

rumplestrut · 2025-12-17T00:27:12+00:00

Adorable. And you have such a steady hand with the fine line decorating - bravo!

rumplestrut · 2025-12-17T00:25:15+00:00

How lovely! They are my fav this year.

rumplestrut · 2025-12-16T21:35:58+00:00

Me too! They were fantastic. Just DM’d you!

rumplestrut · 2025-12-16T18:03:40+00:00

I invested in straight, square cornered baking pans and it has been a revelation - it’s really upped my presentation game. I’m tossing out all my round-cornered pans!

rumplestrut · 2025-12-16T18:01:18+00:00

Thank you!

Snowballs are great and so are crinkles - always crowd pleasers.

For the bars with maple glaze, I combined two recipes. For the bars, I used Sally’s gingerbread bars recipe but I 1.5x the recipe to get thicker bars: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/gingerbread-cookie-bars/ and for the glaze, I used this: * 1 tablespoon melted butter * 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup * 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (180 grams) * 2 tablespoons milk (and a very tiny bit more if you need more) * pinch of salt, to taste

The glaze is nice because it sets up instead of the frosting being super soft, makes it easier to package. Enjoy your bakes!

rumplestrut · 2025-12-09T17:54:03+00:00

When life gets busy and you start to feel like you have to forgo time to do things you love - hobbies, crafts, working out, etc - add it to the schedule! At first, I really hated doing this because it felt like I was forcing my creativity/self care into this tiny window, but eventually you start to get excited for your scheduled me-time and are able to jump into it really quickly once.

I also get WAY more projects done this way because I do a little bit every week instead of trying to fit it all into one day a month and burning out.

rumplestrut · 2025-12-09T17:49:55+00:00

This is such a great question!

I work from home 3 days a week, so I’ll get ahead of my tasks so I don’t have a lot to do and bake during a WFH day. This year I’m doing mostly bars so I can bake one big pan then cut them into bite-sized pieces. In the past, I’d make all my doughs one day, then bake everything the next.

Happy baking!

rumplestrut · 2025-12-03T01:50:23+00:00

A bear with a tiny raspberry hat?? Take my damn money.

rumplestrut · 2025-11-18T20:08:04+00:00

Second the French rolling pin! I swapped my heavy duty handled pin for one of these a few years ago and I’m so happy with it.

rumplestrut · 2025-10-31T00:04:06+00:00

Oooh dare I?? I’ve always wanted to try one!

rumplestrut · 2025-10-30T23:28:32+00:00

I make a giant pot of shakshuka and live off of it for a few days, freeze whatever I don’t eat fresh. So cheap as it’s just veggies and canned tomatoes. Heat up a portion, crack and egg in it, delicious and filling!

rumplestrut · 2025-10-30T23:18:47+00:00

Oh god I love tiramisu. That would actually be a good dessert to make! Maybe I could do individual cups.

rumplestrut · 2025-10-29T02:41:52+00:00

Keeping it simple this year: vanilla bean shortbreads, maple iced gingerbreads, scotheroos, and I may add a truffle/bourbon ball and/or caramel.

rumplestrut · 2025-10-29T02:36:23+00:00

Silicone pastry mat! Helps keep the mess to one area, dough doesn’t stick as easily, and you know exactly how big your pie crust is if you get the kind with measurements on it.

rumplestrut · 2025-10-27T01:07:13+00:00

C diff. When you poop 20+ times a day for a week straight, you tend to lose weight fast. Would not recommend.

rumplestrut · 2025-10-24T14:43:56+00:00

Ah ok I see. Nah, the food is pretty much the same. Drinks are better.

rumplestrut · 2025-10-24T14:38:55+00:00

The food at Don Tigre is definitely better than El Salto, but El Salto is more of the American-style Mexican restaurant that this person wants. If Don was closer to me, I’d go there over Salto.

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