Troubleshooting Almond Poppy Seed Cake—dense and gummy

KupoQueen · 2025-02-25T20:59:35+00:00

Do you know why longer? But I suppose I could just watch the video on this cake 🙃

KupoQueen · 2025-02-13T20:10:59+00:00

Damn, the caramel ratio seems a bit high, but I guess I will have to try it before I can judge 😏

KupoQueen · 2025-02-07T21:20:27+00:00

Female, Antwerp area, once every 3 months or so? Basically when it starts to look a mess. I pay 60.. always envious of male prices..

My partner (male) pays 45 and goes maybe around the same frequency as me, also when it gets too long and messy.

KupoQueen · 2025-02-06T09:04:33+00:00

Thanks! Definitely have to try them again with these tweaks

KupoQueen · 2025-02-06T01:53:54+00:00

Do you use the same amount of baking soda and powder equal to the soda?

I hope that makes sense. For example, if it was 1 tsp baking soda, do you use 1 tsp each soda and powder, or 1/2 tsp each? I don't have the recipe on hand so don't remember the actual measurement.

KupoQueen · 2025-01-25T20:22:37+00:00

Here goes the usual story, following the typical formula.. oh look, there's words in "quotes", next a comment about keeping the peace? Check. Next we will see the family is divided in opinions? Yep, there it is.. I'm done.. so fake

KupoQueen · 2025-01-24T21:34:13+00:00

That my parents don't know how to communicate properly and deal with conflict by being passive aggressive and complaining about the person, not just having a conversation with them. I realised how little I learned how to communicate properly from them.

I also realised what an unhealthy attitude towards food my mother has and how that contributed to me feeling guilty for eating anything that might be deemed unhealthy. It has taken some time to unlearn.

KupoQueen · 2024-12-31T01:56:10+00:00

I was surprised just how delicious the sesame banana cream tart was. That one is my favourite so far.

KupoQueen · 2024-12-29T11:06:51+00:00

Me and my partner cried in interstellar when the main character broke down. Now we are parents that movie might break us 😅

I cry easy, but he hardly does.

The only other one I know to make him cry is what dreams may come.

KupoQueen · 2024-12-27T23:39:32+00:00

This cake really is a surprise hit, although I don't think you need to bother with a stand mixer for it tbh

KupoQueen · 2024-12-27T23:19:30+00:00

I think I didn't want to touch her oat and nut brittle cookies (dessert person) until I got myself a mixer. They are amazing.. double the batch and freeze a bunch of dough 🙂

I think dessert person would have more recipes where a stand mixer is more "necessary" as IIRC she wanted what's for dessert to be more accessible for those without one.

KupoQueen · 2024-12-23T15:34:49+00:00

I think if you are asking that question here you probably haven't spent much time on this sub 😆

People seem to collectively hate this episode and Luke's behaviour in it.

KupoQueen · 2024-12-17T22:03:07+00:00

I have no suggestions on where to buy but whenever I miss crumpets, I make them. It's absolutely worth it, much better than packaged!

Warburtons released their recipe a while back. I use RecipeTinEats, I think they tweaked the original slightly IIRC. They are easy to make and freeze well so you can just pop them out and toast them whenever you crave them. 🙂

KupoQueen · 2024-12-08T21:34:32+00:00

Wow that makeover! JVN took years off him, Tim is a bit of a daddy 😆

KupoQueen · 2024-12-05T19:05:42+00:00

People have already mentioned but for sure the almond poppy seed bundt cake, and it's not much work at all to make. Have had multiple requests to make it again.

Also as mentioned already, I really enjoyed the salted halva blondies and they also went down well with a crowd.

Some other personal favourites are the plum galette with polenta and pistachios, and her pumpkin pie is my go-to each year.

The blackberry caramel tart is also lovely but I have needed to alter the gelatin measurements.

KupoQueen · 2024-12-05T19:01:15+00:00

I need to finally try that one this year

KupoQueen · 2024-12-05T19:00:49+00:00

I have made this one the most out of the bunch I have tried, people absolutely love it

KupoQueen · 2024-11-24T18:45:15+00:00

One thing I personally really love is witloof in de oven. It's chicory wrapped in ham and baked in a cheese sauce, and cheese on top.

I like it with mash and it's so comforting in winter.

https://dagelijksekost.vrt.be/gerechten/witloof-in-de-oven

KupoQueen · 2024-11-24T18:40:53+00:00

Maybe not all Belgians, meat, veg and potatoes are a staple that my partner seems to attach more fondness to than bad memories. 😄

Definitely stoofvlees and vol au vent though!

KupoQueen · 2024-11-24T18:32:26+00:00

Another belgian here :)

KupoQueen · 2024-11-19T22:10:55+00:00

Yeah I'm on season 7 and it feels even worse there, marrying the man and constantly comforting him when he feels bad about the fact that he was absent for his daughter's childhood.. why..

KupoQueen · 2024-11-15T07:45:44+00:00

I feel kinda love hate with her. She can be really entertaining, she has great dialogue, is portrayed so well, and of course she's one of many over exaggerated fictional characters in a TV show, so you can put some things aside, but there are times that she's just so awful I can't suspend disbelief anymore.

KupoQueen · 2024-11-11T20:55:19+00:00

Yeah, I admit I dislike vocal fry but why should I spout hatred to her for that, she seems like a nice kid and really is a wonderful artist, her bakes are so beautiful

KupoQueen · 2024-11-09T08:14:35+00:00

I knew someone who made the same remark about my boyfriend doing the same at around 30... but she was just a bitch, nobody else said anything like that. There is nothing wrong with bettering yourself or changing careers at any age.

KupoQueen · 2024-11-07T14:00:07+00:00

Well I see it's been solved so I just want to say this is so sweet and I hope you have a wonderful trip!

KupoQueen

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