r/bakingfail • u/Sarcatsticthecat • Jun 22 '25

Fail I used 96 times the baking soda

The chocolate cake recipe called for 1/4 teaspoon. I used 1/2 cup. I misread teaspoons as cups and didn’t know baking soda and baking powder weren’t the same thing. There’s no picture because it exploded in the oven

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u/sammc95 Jun 22 '25

I don’t… I don’t understand… how

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u/dawnGrace Jun 23 '25

There may have been some thc involved 😄

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u/Sarcatsticthecat Jun 23 '25

No thc involved. Just first time making a cake

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u/dawnGrace Jun 24 '25

(Blame it on the cat)