To have more cake because I made it

[EatsBrainsAndLeaves]

Lighthearted by the way.

I made a cake and we all normally have equal shares. I thought I had had the same as everyone else, but apparently I had had more. My response was - well I made it so its only fair that I had more. So I am thinking of introducing a new house rule. Whoever makes the cake, gets to eat more. Since I am the only one who bakes cakes, thisi will work in my favour . So AIBU?

Good way to get your dcs baking........!!!!!!!!!

YANBU. In my house the rule is whoever cooks it gets the best bit. Other people in my house may not be actually be aware of this rule, however as chief chef I make sure it is well implemented.

Excellent idea

I thought every one had this rule?

Hmmm

Abso-bloody-lutely! (not being U)

In my house it's called "the baker's bonus" and includes rights on bowl licking and eating the crispy bits off the greaseproof paper.

I love that you have a name for this inmysparetime

It's called Chef's Perks by my mum and nan, and I fully intend to carry on the tradition

YANBU. Equally applied in our house is the rule that says if you/we/I bought it because I like it and you're not bothered you don't finish it off when there are alternatives. I would never finish a bakewell tart as that is DP's territory and would expect equal respect for anything with butter icing on.

what cake did you make.

yanbu, it is the reward fo spending the time making the cake as if you didn't may the cake nobody would have it

YANBU Long live Chef's Perks!

I made a lemon drizzle cake - scrumptious!

I am so impressed you got a slice! Whenever I cook cakes or puddings, they vanish before I get to sample :(

The last lemon tart I did never even got chance to cool down :( :(

Tanith - You are not doing it right then. You need to cut part of the cake - even if still cooling - and put it aside as yours. And I love lemon tart. I would have been very at that.

Or even better make another lemon tart and insist it all yours - given what happened last time.

YANBU - Did it have that nice lemon icing over the top too? I always pour that over when its still in the tin, and then keep the bits that have pooled at the sides as part of my portion too .

Mind you, I don't get dibs on bowl scraping - the bowl seems to get mysteriously 'cleaned' while I am putting the cake into the oven .

After reading this thread about 40 minutes ago I really fancied some cake, so have just made one. Mary Berry's lemon drizzle cake is rising in the oven as I type, except it's not Mary Berry's, it's mine. Although I suppose I'll have to let DS have a slice.

I always let dp have the scraping. I got 100% as an only child, he got none as one of three whose mum wanted to avoid arguments

Moonlight - Yes it did

Softkitty - I am jealous, we have none left

I love baking & try to bake a cake at least every other day but i dont eat a crumb of any of them.
I have got to the point where my dh & ds are all caked out & i take them into work.

I wish you were my friend. I would help you out

Me too [shoves Eats further along the 'waiting to appreciate *DoingTheBest's baking' bench].

I have been given the recipe for a fabulous chocolate cake using almonds instead of flour, but keep eating too much of the individual ingredients each time I buy them, so haven't made it yet .

Genuinely LOL at eating too much of the individual ingredients

yanbu.

I don't even let the dc's lick the bowl. When they are bigger and make cakes they get first dibs on it.

Well there's chocolate, and then there's the ground almonds/eggs/sugar combo, and, umm, well, er [trails off].