We had a birthday party to go to last night, and of course I wanted to make sure we had safe cake of our own to eat.  I do have a chocolate cake recipe that works pretty well, especially for cupcakes.  But, we, (or rather I) am getting tired of plain chocolate cake.  So, I decide that I was going to try something new.

     I have come across some posts that have suggested using a mix of gelatin and some other things (I cannot remember exactly how to do it off the top of my head), in place of using eggs.  Let me just say, baking without eggs is almost impossible!

     I started out yesterday with a box cake mix and this gelatin mixture.  At first, based on what the batter looked like once I mixed it, I thought it was actually going to work!  But, when the timer beeped and I pulled the pans out of the oven, they immediately sank!  I stuck them in the refrigerater, mainly because I know Jello will solidify when it gets cold.  But, low and behold, in my opinion it was a failure!

     I then got on the internet to try to search for an eggless cake recipe that was not chocolate.  I found many, but some of them I could tell would probably not turn out right.  I settled for one that included a ton of butter along with raisins, and many spices like cinnamon, cloves, and ginger.  Again, I had high hopes.

     I pulled the spice/raisin cake out of the oven.  It appeared to look like it might work.  The only problem this time was that we had to go, but the cake had to cool before we could cut it!  (Yes, it was a bad moment in the Perry house!) 

     I decided to check on the gelatin cupcakes that I had stuffed in the fridge.  I tasted one, and YUCK!  To me it tasted like a sticky, squishy, muck with barely any flavor!  Randy happened to be in the kitchen and witnessed this.  He begged me for a cupcake.  I tried to tell him that they were no good, but he wouldn't give in.  So, I slapped some chocolate icing on top of one and gave it to him.  He actually told me that he liked it a lot!  He told me that he had to take this kind to the party. 

     I guess this is where the blessing in disguise part comes in.  Had Randy experience any kind of good cake, (or just any other cake for that matter), he probably would have never been able to settle on my gooey failure.  That is the thought I am going to leave with.  I am so done with baking without eggs!  (For now, anyway. . .)