Gimme some words, hold the cake

[dorinda]

My brain feels a little empty today, empty and tired and wishing for cake. I have cake mix in the cupboard, but it requires oil and the only plain cooking oil I have started smelling a little fishy, which I assume means it has gone off (no fishcake, thx). And my laziness has trapped me in this state of affairs, unless I suddenly snap and use olive oil. (I've heard of olive oil cake recipes before, so you never know...). At the moment I am in possession of Schroedinger's Cake, which is all potential and no crumbs.

On the bright side, cake or no, a few starting lines came to me for the first person POV story I was timidly mulling over, so I figure I'd better write them down while they're fresh.

Fresh. Like cake. Mmmmmmm.

Comments

[killabeez]

Olive oil cake is DELICIOUS. My husband makes it and it is yum.

[dorinda]

That is very reassuring to know! I always have olive oil around no matter what, but I don't always have a fresh supply of milder cooking oils; just never got in the habit. So sometimes when I buy a bottle, it sits around rather too long.

[klia]

Seconding the olive oil rec. Or, you can always substitute butter. The cake will have a different texture and taste, but it's doable.

Mmm. Cake. I wonder if I remember how to make that yummy brownie in a mug? *ponders*

[dorinda]

Oh, that's a good option to have; I always have one or the other of those things around (most often both). I'm willing to give it a whirl!

[the_shoshanna]

Going in a different direction, you can also replace oil with applesauce or other recipe-appropriate fruit purée. I've never had an olive oil cake, but now I'm curious!

[dorinda]

An excellent reason to keep some applesauce around, and it keeps so long, it'd be a good pantry staple. I don't usually think to have any--no idea why.