to be furious with dh for eating cakes he knew were destined for the bin!

[alfrex]

OK. I bake a lot. And sometimes my cakes are beautiful, and we all enjoy them. But sometimes it does not go so well and the cakes come out sunk or burnt or still wet in the middle (if dh would get the fan fixed on the oven this would happen a lot less often, but that's another thread)

There is a system, dh and the children are well aware of it. If the cakes are good to eat, they either go in a freezer bag for later use, or in a sealed tin for use over the week, or on a plate on the side so that they can be eaten now. DH knows this and I never complain about him "sampling" even if th cakes are meant for after dinner or whatever. I bake a lot so there is usually something there if he fancies a nibble.

If the cakes are not up to scratch, they go in the bin as soon as they are cooled (or as soon as dh empties the bin - there's another thread there!)

so this morning dh saunters into the kitchen to get himself breakfast. I come in and find him cramming his mouth with the burnt, crappy cakes that were sitting in the bun tray by the bin. I was really pissed off and had a go at him for it. I can make really nice cakes and I make plenty of them, so he has no need to wind me up and embarrass me by eating the ones that have gone wrong. He know it is a pet hate of mine.

so he strops off to work having called me a "control freak" in front of our children who were sitting having their breakfast. I am Not Happy.

"No my dh is most definately not "hen-pecked" or a "manchild". He is a geography teacher."

But surely, having a spouse who buries eats all your mistakes is what marriage is all about?

No there is nothing wrong in my marriage! My dh is a wonderful man and our children are perfect. I have a lovely home and all the nice things I could wish for.

I just prefer cakes that have been earmarked for the bin not to be grabbed and gobbled up. He was just standing over the bin cramming them into his open mouth, without even getting a plate out of the cupboard. If he had wanted cake I would have baked some more, I like baking and there is almost always cake to eat.

And it is true that everyone who knows me loves my cooking (apart from ds1's "girlfriend" but she is a Vegetarian anyway)

I'm sorry alfrex, no-one's spouse or children are perfect! That's why love is an essential part of a relationship. You are clearly delused.

deluded. pah!

Lemon Drizzle Cake - god choice. Sounds like there's enough fruitcake round your place already.

Well, of corse a vegetarian wouldn't like your cooking..

Hahahahahahahaha

This thread has been just what i needed after such a shit day. Thanks.

Good job your children are perfect, I dread to think what you'd do if one of them was less than perfect.....would they have to go in the bin too?

Sorry, couldn't resist, but you truly are scary....and a little bit crazy

she is a Vegetarian anyway

Well at least you don't have to make her chicken dinners - or any other bird!

Honestly, OP, if this isn't a wind up I'd suggest you need a little bit of help.

Perfect children eh? Did you throw the old burnt ones in the bin? NOBODY has perfect children. Children are designed with built in flaws - that is why they love them. If they were, 'perfect' they would be Midwich Cuckoos.

King Alfred's cakes - Mr King Alfrex cakes? Could there be a link?

Was he just trying to get a rise out of you? Possibly being playful?

:) Crossed posts, Cheer!

alfrex you keep coming back and adding more absurd statements.

This is definitely a wind up

I like you

Maybe your DH thought he was doing you a favour by disposing of the condemned cake in the only way he knew how since the bin hadnt been emptied?

That CakeWreck thread totally finished me.

This must go into Classics.

for DH

for Ds1's bird "girlfriend". Could those "" be any more scathing?

Your cakes aren't veggie??

I'm a veggie and I LOVE cake

By the way OP, what constitutes burnt cake in your opinion. Because I happen to like cupcakes which have gone decidedly brown on top and so have a crunchy top. Since your DH was gobbling them, they clearly weren't seriously burnt, because seriously burnt stuff tastes disgusting.

If you were throwing away my kind of cupcake and I was your husband, I'd be well annoyed. I'd tell you to start providing for me properly with the more superior cakes I know you are capable of making

On the other hand, DH was being unreasonable for gobbling with no plate. I would have got two plates and joined in

Loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon

could you please tell us more about the vegetarian "girlfriend" (incl the reason for the speechmarks......)?

Pleeeeease tell us more about the 'girlfriend'!

Oh well, a vegetarian you say. That explains everything, everyone knows vegetarians have no taste.

OP I was actually considering if I could develop a "system" to help my family identify the edible food I put on the table then I remembered I already have one - I leave the take away boxes on the work top for all to see.

Sadly for all in my house this is a rare occurrence - before I am flamed by all..

If I were Mr Alfrex I would stand in front of Mrs Alfrex and just cram as many burned cakes in my mouth as I could physically fit. Moaning with pleasure and declaring them the best cakes she ever made. Just to see the twitches

Seriously Alfrex, really whats the problem, he ate some cakes that you didnt think were good enough, whys that such a big issue for you?

Its just comes across a bit disturbing that he knows hes upset you so much by eating a burnt cake that he has to creep to you by apologising hours later, buying flowers and vasing them. Can you not see thats extreme. Flowers should be bought because you love someone, not because you are scared of their reaction when they get home.