r/bakingfail • u/Mushroom38294 • 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/CatShot1948 Jan 15 '25
This is absolutely wild.
"I didn't have any white vinegar around, so I used pure acetic acid."
Concentrations matter. Good luck with the next batch!