Please help - cake emergency!!!!

[OceanPrincess]

So DH has baked me a cake for my bday tomorrow! He bought a packet mix from a cake shop - added the eggs and milk, beat it up, in the pan, in the oven for the time it said.

Pulled it out, I skewered it to check, skewer came out clean except for a tiny smidge of wet on the very tip. Decided it was ok, left it to cool for about 40mins in the tin. Flipped onto a rack, took the tin off, looking really good, flipped it back over, DH patted the top and said to me "Looks good huh!" then said "What's that?" and we noticed a brown cake-like looking substance oozing out of the bottom!

Sure enough - the cake had not cooked and had broken out of the bottom!!!!

We shoved it back in it's tin and stuck it back in the oven... Is it going to be ok?

It kinda smells like it's burning now...

Have we stuffed it up?

[*Sparklez*]

no advice but that is soooo adorable, wish my dh would cook me toast let alone a cake!!

Gl hun hope it works out

[OceanPrincess]

Hehe thanks hun

I think it's broken...

He might be doing a run to Woolies in the morning, he has promised DD cake for mummy's birthday!!!!

[Phteven]

It might still make nice trifle...

[*Sparklez*]

LOL naawwww just keep it anyway, let ds play with it abit
Thats too cute..

[PumpkinZulu]

It might still make nice trifle...

For sure. Fail cake can easily be made into a winning trifle, pudding etc. My fave is fail cake with a choc sauce and cream or ice-cream...can you tell I've messed up a fair few cakes?

[OceanPrincess]

Ice cream. Ice cream will definitely help it. It is still in the oven... Hmm...

ETA - PZ:

[MrsB26]

Thought i would put a really easy and quick cake recipe here for you so maybe you dont have to rush out to the shops first thing.
It s basic and you just stick it all in the one bowl and mix then bake -

1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
1 cup sugar
125g butter (softened)
2 eggs (at room temperature)
1/2 cup milk

Put everything in a mixing bowl and mix on low speed till combined
Place in greased pan and bake at 180 degree c
Cook cake until a skewer pierced into the cake comes out clean, (approx. 45mins to 1 hour)
If you want it choclate flavoured - put in about 3 tbs of cocoa

happy birthday

[OceanPrincess]

Thanks MrsB - he's onto another one now, already been to the shops... But I reckon we need a recipe like this. Think I'll print it out...

[Olive]

i also make one that you just mix all ingred. together and its really nice!! and easy!