# Snot cake **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 6, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957 "2014-08-06T16:38:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bozuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/1 "2014-08-06T16:38:20Z")
Let’s say I have flour, sugar, butter, raising agent and a cold. Can I make a small sponge cake, using excess mucus in place of eggs? Need answer fast - I have a dinner party tonight. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/2 "2014-08-06T16:42:07Z")
Snot wouldn’t have the protein structure of eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/3 "2014-08-06T16:55:01Z")
Since this is about cooking, let’s move it to Cafe Society. Colibri General Questions Moderator The CS mods are going to hate me for this. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/4 "2014-08-06T17:03:56Z")
I’m too scared to ask what you might use for frosting. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/5 "2014-08-06T17:14:37Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Since this is about cooking, let’s move it to Cafe Society. > > Colibri > General Questions Moderator > > The CS mods are going to hate me for this. But don’t medical questions go in IMHO? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/6 "2014-08-06T17:19:33Z")
I dunno, but I hope you make it and tell us how it turned out. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/7 "2014-08-06T17:21:59Z")
It’ll be the spitting image of a sponge cake. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/8 "2014-08-06T17:36:25Z")
I expectorate a detailed desciption of how it came out (the cake, not the mucus). ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/9 "2014-08-06T17:37:28Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > I’m too scared to ask what you might use for frosting. It’s the layer filling you need to be concerned about. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/10 "2014-08-06T20:06:24Z")
“ice cream”, Yeah, that’s it… ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/11 "2014-08-06T20:21:58Z")
Remind me not to attend any of **Bozuit** ’s parties. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/12 "2014-08-06T20:47:02Z")
I make my cakes with cellular peptide (and mint frosting). ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/13 "2014-08-06T20:53:57Z")
Say. . .wait-a-minute. . .OMG, THAT’S NOT CHOCOLATE! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/14 "2014-08-06T20:54:50Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > I make my cakes with cellular peptide (and mint frosting). I’ll have a piece off the shoulder, please. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/15 "2014-08-06T21:37:00Z")
“Say, Bozuit, is this cake from a mix?” “No, itsnot.” ---
**Author:** ![Bozuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/16 "2014-08-06T21:39:58Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Snot wouldn’t have the protein structure of eggs. In what way? I’m genuinely interested in an answer to this question, although I think I’ll skip the experimentation. > [@CalMeacham](#): > > Remind me not to attend any of **Bozuit** ’s parties. Everything will be all right once the cream custard arrives. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/17 "2014-08-06T21:53:04Z")
You know, I love a challenge but even I can’t explain why I am googling [this](https://www.google.ca/search?q=does+mucus+denature+in+heat&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&gfe_rd=cr&ei=IqLiU6-RFKeC8QeVs4CYDw#channel=sb&q=does+mucus+denature&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official). Except I want to know now…since the eggs primarily act as a binder I think it could probably work if you had sufficient quantities. Now excuse, me I have to go retch! ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/18 "2014-08-06T22:17:48Z")
I don’t know if you can use mucus as an egg substitute, but it turns out you can use egg as a mucus substitute: [Google](https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1CHWA_enUS595US595&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=can+you+use+mucus+as+an+egg+substitute) ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/19 "2014-08-07T01:07:14Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > I’m too scared to ask what you might use for frosting. Aaaahhhhgggg! I am dying here. 😉 You know what you need to serve before this cake? A nice risotto. (I will try to find the link, but suspect someone will beat me to it.) ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957/20 "2014-08-07T01:13:18Z")
[Why did the risotto taste and smell like vagina? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=430352) Complete with the perfect **lieu** one-liner, as all great Doper thread should have… Enjoy your main course! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snot-cake/694957.md?page=2)