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The time a 7 year old corrected my frosting technique at a bake sale
This kid walked up to my cupcake stand at the St. Mary's church bazaar last fall, pointed at my buttercream, and said 'you're stirring it wrong, too fast makes it lumpy.' She was right, her mom's batch was way smoother. Anyone else get schooled by a random kid in public?
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the_william22d ago
@emery_white missed the real point - a 7 year old cared enough about something small to speak up. Lumpy buttercream isn't the issue, it's whether we listen to kids who actually pay attention.
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emery_white22d ago
Is it really that deep for a bake sale? The kid was probably just parroting something her mom said while decorating at home, not exactly a Michelin star critique. I mean, if the cupcakes sold and nobody complained, who cares if your buttercream had a few lumps.
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craig.john21d ago
Nothing wrong with a little skepticism here - kids repeat stuff they hear all the time, doesn't mean it's some deep lesson. The cupcakes sold and nobody was mad, so seems like it's just a funny story about a kid who knew one trick her mom taught her. Maybe we can just let bake sale buttercream be bake sale buttercream and move on.
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