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Cooking & Baking

lillypaddle

(9,580 posts) Thu Apr 7, 2022, 05:15 PM Apr 2022

Riddle me this, cooks and bakers [View all]

Why does everything take me so long? Granted, I live in an apartment with a tiny kitchen, but still ...

I just made a spice cake, which I haven't had since my mother was alive some 35 years ago. Will make cream cheese icing as soon as I take a bit of a break.

Anyway, not counting time to bake it, prep time was supposed to be 20 minutes.

Took me 2 hours at least to make this cake. And it's not just this particular cake, it seems all recipes take me much longer than stated. Does anyone else have this happen?

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Riddle me this, cooks and bakers [View all] lillypaddle Apr 2022 OP

You're doing great. I just made a tuna salad and I'm exhausted Walleye Apr 2022 #1

Hey, tuna salad lillypaddle Apr 2022 #4

Think about competition cooking and baking. LakeArenal Apr 2022 #2

sure 'nuff lillypaddle Apr 2022 #5

In my experience.. luvs2sing Apr 2022 #3

There ya go lillypaddle Apr 2022 #7

I've been cooking all my life, main dishes, sides, desserts... royable Apr 2022 #6

Excellent points! lillypaddle Apr 2022 #8

Or remembering that the mixing bowl Retrograde Apr 2022 #12

Yes, this sounds like REAL cooking to me lillypaddle Apr 2022 #15

If it is a familiar recipe, have everything assembled and have done it before, I find cooking pretty NewHendoLib Apr 2022 #18

The faster I go, the behinder I get. trof Apr 2022 #9

I always wondered why my prep time was always so much longer that the recipe stated, too. CrispyQ Apr 2022 #10

I thinkonce you've got the ingredients measured out and the pan greased up and ready Warpy Apr 2022 #11

First time takes a lot longer chowmama Apr 2022 #13

Cake was super yummy, thanks! lillypaddle Apr 2022 #17

Honestly, I can't begin to imagine why you are taking so much longer. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2022 #14

The key to baking is to assemble your ingredients and utensils in advance...then it is Demsrule86 Apr 2022 #16

My friend doesn't understand why Marthe48 Apr 2022 #19

I wonder how long lillypaddle Apr 2022 #20

Days Marthe48 Apr 2022 #21

There is a Frech term that describes the situation Nac Mac Feegle Apr 2022 #22

LOL lillypaddle Apr 2022 #23