Mystery Solved - It's Not Chicken Crumbs!

Mystery Solved – It Isn’t Chicken Crumbs!

Yesterday, you were challenged to take a wild guess as to what this week’s mystery photo might be. One of the things I love about doing these Mystery Photos is the wild and crazy guesses you come up with. Here are a few of my favorites…

macaroons
Pop Rocks
sweet potatoes
Play-Doh
Squand (aka the Magic Sand of the 1990′s)

You never cease to amuse me with your guesses. My number one favorite guess this week? “Chicken crumbs”, submitted by Mizhelle of Life Can’t Wait.

Chicken crumbs? Guess again.

This week’s Mystery Photo is actually melted white chocolate (with red food coloring) that proceeded to separate and harden within a few short minutes. I made a batch with food coloring and without, but it made no difference. The melted chocolate hardened every.single.time.

And it ruined the cake balls I attempted to make during a recent I-want-to-be-just-like-Bakerella fit. Truth be told, my cake balls looked like crap. And if you ask me, it’s Bakerella’s fault.

(FYI: No one took a bite out of this cake ball. It was just that craptastic.)

And the winners are…

Though no one guessed “melted chocolate”, I’m going to award the crappy t-shirt badge to those of you who guessed “cake balls” instead. Congratulations to Nancy, Amy, PippaD, HANAN, Sarah, Pamela and Joanne.

You came.

You guessed.

You got it right. Sort of.

And now you’ve got a crappy souvenir t-shirt to prove it.

You can thank me later.

*You’ve got to head on over and read all about my crappy cake balls. Did I mention it’s Bakerella’s fault?

Tags: Cake Balls, Mystery Photo, Photography

20 Responses to “Mystery Solved – It Isn’t Chicken Crumbs!”

pamelakapler@live.com (118 comments) twitter: @lotsOspermies

Oh yeahhhhh!!

Paula Kiger (172 comments) twitter: @biggreenpen

Wow – cake ball fail – who knew? Great mystery photo, Kristi!!

Jennifer (7 comments)

I also learned the hard way that you can not add anything to candy melts. It causes it to seize up, but I don’t know why it would do that if you hadn’t added anything.

Kristi (3460 comments) twitter: @TweetingMama

What is the deal with the candy melts?!? Those cake balls gave me even more gray hair. I’m sure of it!

Sarah (116 comments) twitter: @naptimemomtog

yay! I guessed close. I have been wanting to make cake balls. Now I am scared.
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Kristi (3460 comments) twitter: @TweetingMama

Be afraid, Sarah. Be very afraid.

Diana S. (9 comments)

I’m your newest follower and hope to participate on your next mystery photo!

Kristi (3460 comments) twitter: @TweetingMama

Thanks for becoming a follower! Though I must tell you, the mystery photo doesn’t happen every week. Every now and then I’ll throw them at you. Exactly when, is a mystery! lol Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day Diana.

amber (2 comments)

I would never have guessed that. Great mystery!!

alicia (233 comments) twitter: @projectalicia

Brilliant macro. Who woulda thunk it. Sorry the balls didn’t turn out as brilliant. I’m sure they were still yummy.
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Kristi (3460 comments) twitter: @TweetingMama

Thanks Lish! I’m thinking you could totally rock those cake balls out. You seem to be a lot more gifted around the kitchen than I am. How ’bout you make them and I come over and eat them?

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Amber (8 comments) twitter: @momroad

My mom had the EXACT same thing happen to her white chocolate she tried to melt last week! The pink threw me off. Nicely done! You should make this a blog hop, I would definitly join up with random shots
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Kristi (3460 comments) twitter: @TweetingMama

From what I’ve been told so far, we used the wrong stuff. We need to try the melting candies. Pass that on to your mom. Oh and thanks for the mystery photo blog hop idea. I may have to work on that!

Amber (8 comments) twitter: @momroad

I would love it if you sent me a message if you do start one I was even trying to think up some that I could have done tonight. LOL
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Blond Duck (13 comments) twitter: @BlondeDuck

Happy New Years!
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Sarafree (5 comments)

Ha! I wanted to be like Bakerella too! Now I’m scared to try. I should stick to ugly desserts, much more talented in that arena.
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Kristi (3460 comments) twitter: @TweetingMama

Haha! I say go for it. I’m going to attempt the cake balls again at some point. I’ll have to pick my pride off the floor first though.