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AbFlab's avatar

<Puts on Greatest Baker in All Of History hat>

<looks at source recipe for Baby Food Cake, the third (first of his name, leader of the confused, protector of culinary cognitive dissonance, and a very meatyboi)>

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<looks at Dannis Ree's bowls of ingredients, with utmost and reverent respect>

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<much confusion ensues>

Did you, like, do 1/3 of the recipe or something? Because yeah, you shoulda had a fuckton more baby-batter (<shudder>) based on the ingredients I'm seeing. If you kept them in the same ratio but just LESS, then you only needed to cook it in a much smaller pan. Like WAY SMALLER. Maybe a cupcake. A BABY CAKE, if you will.

That said, WELL DONE, MY HONORED FRIEND. Your valiant efforts on the field of baking battle will not be lost. These tales will be told to my children, and my children's children... (they're all CATS, though, so I'm not entirely sure how much they're retaining).

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Mia Billetdeaux's avatar

Meat baby food cake would be a great pairing with chili that has a confusing amount of cinnamon and sugar in it.

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Dennis Lee's avatar

Maybe a beef meat baby food cake?!

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Mia Billetdeaux's avatar

On the sliding scale of baby beef, how much does it take until you arrive at meatloaf? And when it does, do we just invert the gravy to frosting ratio?

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Sara Wasko's avatar

I would try your weird baby food meat cake even though it's all touching. Much love to you and Nugget.

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Dennis Lee's avatar

Someday I hope to cook for you and V!

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Sara Wasko's avatar

If you make her meat cake she will never forgive you

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Dennis Lee's avatar

Thanks for all the love, everyone. He's having a hard day today.

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Chunk's avatar

Hugs to you, DANNIS REE, and three of our four cats send their best wishes to Nugget.

One of my cats sucks, by the way.

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RickG's avatar

Okay, this one had me laughing out loud. Bloody funny. Then the serious message. I listened to Kemal Harris and Joe Biden speak. Harris is impressive.

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Taffy's avatar

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Steph's avatar

Sending lots of love from MA. I’ve been enjoying your work for years and am so sorry that you’re going through so much. I would definitely try your weird baby meat cake at a party ❤️

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oui's avatar

If you bring that during Thanksgiving ill try it, the fact that you didn't spit it out instantly makes me feel like it might be safe to try. Also i hope nugget gets better

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David Walsh's avatar

Sending love from Columbus OH. Hope Nugget feels better.

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