The Stealth Check

You’re worried that you forgot an ingredient or weighed the wrong amount of something, but you’re not sure. Don’t risk cutting into a cake that might actually be good before you’re ready to serve it. Instead, when you’re turning out your cake, rip a little taste off the bottom, put it aside, let it cool for a few minutes, and then taste it. If it’s good, no one will ever know that you doubted it at some point. If it’s bad, throw it away, start again, and don’t beat yourself up. I’ve done it plenty of times.