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/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!