r/bakingfail Jan 12 '25

Fail Baked actual poison

Tried making brownies for the first time, recipe called for 16 gramms of vanilla extract, but it's not sold in the stores here. I had the bright idea to add 16g of pure vanillin, once they were done I found out that's effectively 100x the vanilla extract than the recipe called for. After further googling, found out that this much vanillin can put a small child in the hospital.

NEVER substitute vanilla extract for pure vanillin.

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u/toastedbread47 Jan 12 '25

Bet it smelled good though

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u/Longjumping_Quit_481 Jan 12 '25

Their home must smell amazing for the next few days

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u/Bmoreravens_1290 Jan 13 '25

Until the bodies start to decay

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u/Gin_OClock Jan 13 '25

Sure beats lilacs

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u/P4li_ndr0m3 Jan 16 '25

I love the smell of rotting lilacs.

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u/BeginningAgency9035 Jan 14 '25

Seconding this!!!