Galador! I never knew vanilla orchids grew as vines on trees. I learned something today. And thanks for the cake stuff. It’s helpful.
I’m thinking what I’ll do is do a rhyme. The rhyme will have 3 sections. The first will decide the flavour of the cake, the second the texture. the third the decoration in order to make the Ultimate Cake. Each playthrough those sections will be randomly assigned.
Then during the baking contest you’ll be asked for the main ingredient you want to make your cake with and given a list.
For simplicity’s sake I’m just having one item in each category. (Apart from those that belong in two categories.) I’ll likely also code it up so that if you put in toffee as your texture, it also counts as a sweet flavour. So it’ll probably just be a rhyme that suggests two ingredients to go in and one that will decide the decorations.
Is this a puzzle that would be workable do you think?
I’m still trying to work on the specifics.
Flavours:
Spicy: Ginger
Bitter: Coffee
Sweet: Honey, Strawberry.
Sour: Lemon
Fruity: Strawberry, Lemon
Salty: Salt? Olives? Bacon?
Plain: Nothing.
Floral: Rose
Boozey: Whisky
Nutty: Almonds
Texture
Light - Just lots of beating, no extras. Or extra egg?
Chewy - Toffee
Crunchy - Nuts
Crispy - ???
Moist - Syrup
Gooey -
Creamy - Cream. Butter.
Gritty - Seeds.
Dense -
Dry -
Is there difference between crispy and crunchy?
Is there a difference between moist and gooey?
Is there a better word than gritty? Grainy? Sandy?
Are there other textures and if so what could create them?
Then decorations.