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Does Saffron taste like plastic to anyone else?
Yes, SUBTLE is the secret. I sell Saffron (Crazy4Flavour.co.uk) and I still tell people to USE LESS!
Also try to get Iranian Saffron, and don't buy Saffron Powder (it's far too easy for unscrupulous traders to adulterate, and at the price of Saffron that's a BIG mark-up they make - buy Saffron Threads, always
Cake Always Falls
My dear old Mum's Fruit Cakes occasionally did this - I called them her "Volcano Cakes" (we lived about 150 feet above sea level!)
But I LOVED the gooey centre - and the best thing was that - I GOT TO EAT ALL OF IT!