To tell everyone that the cake is supposed to be like that...

[Psammead]

Am due at a birthday party for an elderly relative and promised to bake a cake (it's a huge bash, lots of people bringing cakes). All of my in-laws are super at baking, and I'm not.

Have slaved away all morning so far and produced a chocolate sandwich cake. Just cooled it and tried to cut it in half and it's still all runny in the middle. No time to bake it again, so I just iced it.

I am planning on pretending that this is how it is supposed to be!

AIBU? Will I get found out? Should I just throw it away and apologise for not baking? Buying is not an option - they would Know. Baking again is also not an option.

[BariatricObama]

just buy one. next time bake the 2 halves of the sandwich separately

[bellissima]

Tell them its a chocolate fudge cake. Just smother in decent 'frosting' and take along. It'll probably just be nice and squidgy. Good luck!

[diddl]

Can you not just put in the oven for a little longer to cook the middle?

[diddl]

Or buy a plain cake & ice/decorate it?

[LaurieFecktheToriesCake]

Cut the middle out

it would be far worse if you fed them raw cake

[Psammead]

Cut out the middle! Brilliant!

See, this why I LOVE mumsnet!!!

[StealthPolarBear]

this sort ofcake is called 'fondant'

[LoveBeingAHungParliament]

bless you, what time were you up coking the cake???

[Psammead]

LadyintheRadiator - they would know I was lying because it would look and taste like a cake! Mine are always burnt, lopsided, half iced because I ran out of stuff, etc etc.

I'm hoping no-one will even try it, based on past experience.

[Psammead]

LoveBeingAHungParliment I got up at 7

[dinkystinky]

I agree with cut out the middle - claim its a german bundt cake and is meant to be like that. They'll be really impressed!!

[Psammead]

dinkystinky

I see a flaw in the plan. They are German. Zhey vill Know!

[StealthPolarBear]

oh that;'s bad luck

[LoveBeingAHungParliament]

and stick a plant in the middle

[Psammead]

LOL! I love that movie.

[thisisyesterday]

uh, yes you will get found out! sorry

bin it and say the dog/children/husband got it.
buy a new one on the way

[Psammead]

I could say it's a traditional English Cricket Cake.

Looks good, quite rich, bit wet and always collapses.

[zisforzebra]

Cut out the middle and fill the hole with whipped cream and maybe strawberries. Good luck!

[LoveBeingAHungParliament]

but call it fallen angel cake

[chimchar]

i agree...cut out the middle, fill it with strawberries and raspberries and call it a summer chocolate pudding cake or something!

oh, and sprinkle icing sugar over the top too...make it look posh!

[Psammead]

Oooh, you are all brill!

[cupcakesandbunting]

Leave it as it is. Trip over on the way in and drop the cake and cry about how long you spent baking the fecking thing.

[Psammead]

I like how your mind works!

Have drilled a hole in the middle and scooped out most of the goo and ate it threw it away. The rest of the goo I will say is fondant :P