Daughter's 8th birthday cake is DESTROYED~

Greetings all,
last night I posted about how my daughter's cake is leaning. I did the suggestions and she still came down. I even put some plastic dowel rods in it. I stepped away from it for a few minutes b/c I was fighting with my Cricut Cake mini (It won't load) and I got up, looked at the cake and THIS is what I found:



Lets just say, "The DEVIL IS A LIAR" I'm am too mad to do anything other than smile, go to the store for some cake mix and make her some cupcakes. I'll be damned if I'm going to bake her another cake when her party is today at 2pm.

BTW: My immediate response to this disaster was, "Anaya go get some forks" Hey, it's still edible. And it's sooooooooooooo good too.

Hello everyone!

I'm sorry for the delayed response. I finally have a minute to myself. Well, we had a great time at the party. I had an HORRIBLE time with the cake up until 10 mins before the party. So, what I did was went to the store and bought some Duncan Hines cake mix so I could hurry up and make some cupcakes.

Well, needless to say the cupcakes were a big FAIL! They met the same fate as the cake did. I just know that I will never use Duncan Hines cake mix again. I did everything that I normally would and nothing came out right.

The cupcakes collapsed too. Yes! I usually use Pillsbury cake mix and I've never had this issue like this before. I always add instant pudding mix in the cake mixes for added moisture. But yesterday was just one of those days. I was so furious that I literally threw the cupcakes on the floor. To add insult to injury, I threw oranges too. Why? b/c they were the closest things to me to throw. My mother & her finance were just laughing at me as I threw my tantrum. Just thinking about these cakes makes me mad all over again.

So, what did the birthday girl eat? The 1st cake. I just cut the tail of it to neaten it a little bit and my friend cut everyone a slice of cake. I didn't get any. We ran out of it too. Everyone loved how it tasted. I was the only one unhappy with how it looked.

Let me backtrack. I threw the cupcakes on the floor b/c after they cooled off, I took my cake spatula to loosen them from the cupcake tray. As I was going around the edges, the top of the cupcakes lifted off. When I removed one of the cupcakes from the cupcake pan and tired to peel the liner off, the cupcake crumbled. So, I decided to put in back in the over for about 2 minutes. I thought that would help toughen them up. Well, after 2 mins, I started to smell burned food, so when I took them out the oven, I realized that the bottom was burned. So, that's why I threw them on the floor. I didn't have time to make her another batch. I was late to the skating rink.

Overall, we had a great time. But the cakes SUCKED! I'm a perfectionist, so you could just imagine what I was feeling.

VABelle,
I would use the WASC recipe, but I have a child with severe life threatening tree nut & peanut allergies. So, I stay away from ALL nuts. If it has the word "nut" or part of the nut family, we stay away. So, the pudding mix was the problem with the Duncan Hines cakes? A lady at church some caramel coconut cake using Duncan Hines. It was really good, but very crumbly. I always, always, always add pudding mix to my cake mixes. Never, not once had this problem before.

Oh, well, better luck next time. Next time I'm going to stick with the tried and true AND make the cake/cupcakes a head of time. I just don't know how to wrap them well enough for them to freeze well. I have frozen butter cream & cakes before, but it left that freezer burn taste. Any suggestions? Oh, I'll attack some pics of my tantrum.

Greetings All,
Thanks for replying. I'm sorry I didn't answer some of your questions. I'm going down the line to make sure I respond to everyone individually.

cakesnglass, I didn't use whipped buttercream. I made cookies-n-cream buttercream using high ratio shortening, butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, cookies-n-cream instant pudding mix (don't knock the pudding mix until you try it. I use is all of the time).

leily, I used only 1 dowel and no cardboard. I stuck the dowel in after someone suggested that I do. I know to do so next time.

cake_architect, thanks! I didn't know I can substitute the Almond extract. I will be trying out that recipe in the future.

Herekittykitty & Cupcakesnbuttercream, thank you so much for your suggestions. I will do them in the future.




Yep, she sure did witness it. My mother did too. I don't feel bad about it either. I mean, there are worse things our kids witness us doing other than that. I had a bad day, and I showed it. I was PMSing, and I showed it. Considering how I always internalize my feelings, I deserve ONE day to express how I feel. And it wasn't 100% because of the cakes. So, yes, I showed my butt.