Based on the above poll I will make a cake. What will the cake be like? Please add responses!
Good and bad and resembling a cake are all subjective concepts, admittedly. As such I won't bet on any subjective items in this market (objective ones like eg if someone adds "it will be less than 50% flour" I might).
In general, I have a sweet tooth, so something that resembles a milkshake or smoothie might be considered good. Also, if it resembles bread it might be considered good, too.
Resembling a cake will mean, for the purposes of the market: "was something produced that, after baking, forms a single solid?" - as distinct from "pile of damp flour" or "milkshake", which are the two extremes of the scale with "resembling a cake" in the centre. That is to say, a literal loaf of bread would qualify as "resembling a cake" for the purposes of this market. As would, I struggle to admit, a cookie or brownie.
I intend to do my best for this market. If the ingredients skew liquidy, I'll try baking them like macarons, or something (I might solicit advice).
My husband @Paulf4db might also taste it to aid in judging but I'll be the final arbiter. As in all my subjective markets, requests for clarification are solicited.
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If you are DISSATISFIED with the making and judging process, @traders please say your piece here. You've got 48 hours or so before I resolve
@benmanns I was so excited to try it that I forgot to do this test. It's clear to me that it would absolutely have crushed the cake and permanently deformed it, but I didn't want to resolve without doing it. How do you think I should proceed?
https://imgur.com/gallery/Egwf3Lg
Photos of the process here. I did one gram of each ingredient per vote.
edit: and I've now uploaded a photo of all the ingredients to this comment as my original link somehow missed the critical photo of the vanilla extract
@benmanns I appreciate this incredible side quest, though I should note the result for this will interact with the size of the cake...
With the poll closed I've resolved what I can. @traders please note the cake will be made in about 36 hours
Opened the market back up, will resolve it when I make the cake
@TheAllMemeingEye it means and, so it will resemble a cake AND taste good for example. I will change the labels when I get a sec. Which might be now
I am having an existential crisis. A cookie doesn't resemble a cake IMO but it does under my resembling a cake ruling in the description.
I guess I'm going to have to live with it because if I try to get subjective about how crunchy it is I am going to have ANOTHER existential crisis at judging, not to mention people already made bets with the clear relatively objective definition above.