Truth be told, I'm not always perfect either...but don't tell the kids! They never did see the angel food cake I tried to make. TWICE. 12 egg whites and I forget how much flour, maybe a cup or two....whatever it was (maybe 3? I dunno, I just can't remember that far back!), I followed the recipe. To the T! and the batter just didn't seem to thicken up properly. So, yeah, I did it again. With another 12 egg whites. I was out of eggs by then, so I just knew it would be right that time....HAHAHA! Still didn't thicken up properly. Figured hubby had come in talking to me & I'd lost count of the flour cups or something. So of course, I chewed him out for distracting me. Then I got the bright idea to TASTE the batter....and it was SWEET! So, have you ever used confectioner's sugar instead of flour? (I keep them in plastic bags inside old coffee canisters, at that time, unidentified.) Yeah, let me just tell you, it won't work the same. We laugh now, but eggs were pretty expensive then, and it just was NOT funny. Eventually, I got the angel food cake made & frosted with yummy white coconut frosting. The kids were never told it took me 3 tries to get it right! They still think everything's always perfectly baked, first time out.

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