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post #1 of 9
8/9/12 at 10:51am
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Fellow bakers, please advise.

 

The cake is already in the oven but I dont know how its going to turn out...I needed 3 eggs and this morning I got my 3rd full size egg so I started making the batter. When I cracked the eggs the first one was a double, then the second was a double, and you guessed it, the third was a double too. The yolks looked smaller than chicken size so I went ahead and used all 3 eggs. In about 20 minutes I will know if the cake has cooked properly but I wont know how it will taste until this evening.

 

If I keep getting doubles how do I manage them for baking?

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post #2 of 9
8/9/12 at 11:02am

I just use them like eggs.  Extra egg won't hurt baked goods and extra yolk just makes it richer.

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post #3 of 9
8/9/12 at 11:49am

I only got doubles when the girls first began laying now i get singles, i find for cakes/cupcakes if it calls for 3 eggs i only add 2.. i read somewhere a standard duck egg is equal to 2 chicken eggs? I know i can't make peanut butter cookies with mine, i need chicken eggs since the recipe i use calls for 1 egg.

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post #4 of 9
8/9/12 at 2:11pm

just what OB said, it will be richer and be much more moist too. Enjoy


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post #5 of 9
8/9/12 at 7:24pm
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The cake (devil's food) came out very rich but a little denser than usual. I think 5 yolks would have been better than 6. smile.png Hopefully I will start getting single yolkers. At least until I get the hang of baking with these different eggs.
 

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post #6 of 9
8/9/12 at 9:44pm
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The cake (devil's food) came out very rich but a little denser than usual. I think 5 yolks would have been better than 6. smile.png Hopefully I will start getting single yolkers. At least until I get the hang of baking with these different eggs.
 

But the real question is .... did it taste good big_smile.png

 

You could break each egg into a cup before adding it to the cake batter one by one, if it is a concern.

 

 

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post #7 of 9
8/10/12 at 7:52am
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It was delicious. smile.png
 

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post #8 of 9
8/10/12 at 10:28am

I thoroughly delight in using my duck eggs for baking!

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post #9 of 9
8/10/12 at 10:33am

Oh this post has me hardly able to wait!!!

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