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Failure is too absolute and definitive a word in most contexts. I try to avoid it πŸ˜‰

I can't remember who said it but this is the perspective I try to adopt: you didn't fail, you just found one way that didn't work.

'Failure' is information to help us get where we need to go.

I tried to make a sponge cake a few months ago. Tricky as the temperature always dips in my range oven when I open to check. And I haven't mastered how much air to whip into the mixture. It deflated and became a tart (that went down very well with friends, regardless).

What's the message here? πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™‚οΈ That good things come from 'unsuccessful' attempts.

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Tell me more about this sponge cake turned tart! I love baking and getting inspired by people's creations. <3

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Well β€¦ I think it was a clementine and cardamom sponge cake. Or was it rosemary πŸ€” Either work well. If you add more substance to the batter, like ground almond, and manage to either underheat or underwhisk the mixture … you may well end up with what I got.

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Clementine and cardamom sounds like a dream!

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