Lisa: I followed exact instructions on the bear box as far as cooling. I usually go by my own times, but I've never used him before so I thought I would follow directions.
I was going to take the heating core out, but he was broken in the middle, so I thought that would make it worse. I figured I could leave it in and patch up the holes...guess not
I should have used a pound cake/cake combo, but I was being lazy & didn't want to run to the store. I did the DH devils food, doctored it the way I usually do, but I added an extra egg.
I guess I will try again & see what happens...maybe I can even keep someone else from ending up in the disaster forum - gotta find the bright side I guess.
I was going to take the heating core out, but he was broken in the middle, so I thought that would make it worse. I figured I could leave it in and patch up the holes...guess not
I should have used a pound cake/cake combo, but I was being lazy & didn't want to run to the store. I did the DH devils food, doctored it the way I usually do, but I added an extra egg.
I guess I will try again & see what happens...maybe I can even keep someone else from ending up in the disaster forum - gotta find the bright side I guess.
lol anyway try them they are good... As to mr teddy I think he just wasn't ready to shine yet... Try it again Im sure it'll do great!.. LOL I'll pray for you if you pray for me and Mr. Ducky.... Quack Quack!
. I didnt try this recipe at first because the amount of crisco was a bit off putting, but it worked and tasted great. I sent to cake to the zoo with my husband for them to eat, because i just made the cake to practice. They loved and said it was the best tasting cake i had sent so far (they've only had mix cakes so far...havent ventured into scratch yet...but am going to try one this weekend--fngers crossed). This batter is very thick, makes a generous amount..i had leftover and baked a 6 inch round. It may be worth a try...took me three trys to get it right 
i was ready to throw out the bear pan, but my hubby was like nope you will get it...keep trying...he even helped me search for recipes on the net...
I'm glad you've got a good sense of humour about it, poor teddy really IS "A slice of god help me" ! 
thank you for the link to the recipe, but as you can probably see I am baking impaired..I have never made a scratch cake that has come out. I've even tried some of the recipes raved about on here & I think its just me. I am however going to try the next one with the poundcake combo. Thank you for your encouraging words.
