Oops - silly cooking mistake.

Sorry, but think it will be ?.

You think it will be what, calendargirl? I guess you mean 'awful' as you started with 'sorry'.

I did stick my finger into the mixture before pouring it into my pastry case, and just from that incredibly tiny sample, it didn't seem to taste bad (the sugar and mace were still the predominant flavours), so I decided it was worth baking it anyway.

Well, salted caramel is a ‘thing’ now, so, who knows?

MamaCaz

I thought I was being clever doing the ?!

The last laugh is on me however. It must be catching.
I have just made a Be-Ro rubbed in chocolate chip cake.
It should have gone in a single deep cake tin, but in a senior moment, have dolloped it in two sandwich tins!

Too late to mess about swapping tins, so will end up with two shallow cakes.

Oh well, hopefully edible!

??

MamaCaz - Put the two chocolate halves together with some thick cream. YUM YUM.

I'm sure they will turn out great, Calendargirl, as long as you remember to reduce the baking time - even better if you then stick them together with something delicious such as nutella ?

I was too slow - I see LuckyFour has already suggested something similar ☺

Almost everything tastes better with a pinch of salt ?

Not sure about the pepper though?

Daddima

Well, salted caramel is a ‘thing’ now, so, who knows?

Fingers crossed ?

Tell him the pepper could be nutmeg if he says anything.

Yes, salted flavours are in at the moment.

As I grate nutmeg all over the top anyway (as well as mace mixed into the custard), he shouldn't be difficult to convince

Trouble is, I didn't actually measure how much salt and pepper I threw in, so a lot will depend on how heavy-handed I was ...

Thanks for suggestions for my sandwich cakes mistake. Both sound delicious, but trying to do ‘healthier’ cakes, i.e. without any fillings, but will see how they look.

At least DH and I can have a cake each!

"It was a new recipe, dear, if you're not keen I won't make it again"


We could test it for you first, I do like custard tart

Strawberries are delicious with black pepper grated over, so why not egg custard? Tell him you are experimenting with new flavour combinations.

I’m dying to know what it tastes like !

Elegran you have brought back a memory of a strawberry and cucumber salad I used to make many moons ago. That was sprinkled with pepper and vinegar.

Beechnut

Elegran you have brought back a memory of a strawberry and cucumber salad I used to make many moons ago. That was sprinkled with pepper and vinegar.

I remember asking for pepper with strawberries many moons ago. After bringing it, the waiter appeared with the Parmesan cheese!

Callistemon
"It was a new recipe, dear, if you're not keen I won't make it again"

I might try that approach ???

UPDATE

Well, it can't have been too bad, because OH ate it without a word, and he's not the kind to keep his thoughts to himself if he didn't like it.
That said, when I then asked if it had tasted ok, and told him what I had done, he said that it didn't taste the same as normal, but that was all he said. I have to agree, it didn't taste exactly like it usually does, but it didn't taste 'odd' or in any way unpleasant either. Just slightly different, because of the pepper.

In fact, I think that the salt might actually have enhanced the flavour, but I will try to stick to my normal recipe next time though

You're not the only one MamaCaz

I just had a mixer disaster involving a spatula (and nearly a finger!). The mixer was on full speed at the time.
All seemed well after that, meringue safely in the oven, until I went to clear up and saw little black spots on the worktop, which looked and smeared like axle grease.
So meringue Number two is now in the oven.
Along with egg custard made from all those egg yolks!

Dame Mary Berry I am not.

I'm glad your egg custard tart was edible!

Yikes - that doesn't sound too good!

DH and I have had some of the sandwich cake, looked a bit dry, but wasn’t.

Went down well, could eat another slice, but being strong.....

Pavlova number two is done and will be left in the cooling oven all night which is supposed to stop it cracking. However, it's already cracked but the cream will cover it up!