Comments on: VANILLA SLICE – THE BEST IN THE WORLD!

By: phoodie

phoodie — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 02:10:13 +0000

Thanks so much! Phoodie

By: Gai

Gai — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 23:34:46 +0000

I love your intro. I am also a person who says this is the best vanilla slice I have ever had. Or ice cream, pizza, hot chips etc. I have found a friend in you! It’s a great trait to have. Makes you very positive about the world!

By: phoodie

phoodie — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 23:24:00 +0000

Hey – it’s always so hard for me to say what went wrong when I am not in the kitchen with someone! There are so many variables, stove temp, outside temp, size of eggs etc. That said, I make this Donna Hay recipe regularly and have never had an issue. I am so sad that it didn’t work for you but hope that it does next time! Phoodie

By: Mrs Scott

Mrs Scott — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 06:41:59 +0000

Hi Phoodie. I made this slice yesterday and like many others, mine failed to set. I had very fresh ingredients so I can’t see any problem there. I thought maybe I’d skimped on the timeframe after adding in the cornflour, but it was thickening nicely almost immediately, so I called it ready. The thing is, even if you don’t heat it through quite a bit more after adding the cornflour, 6 egg yolks should be more than adequate to set the 3 cups of milk/cream. I’ll definitely try making it again, but I’m at a bit of a loss to do anything differently for a better result. Fingers crossed, :)

By: phoodie

phoodie — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 04:02:51 +0000

Food Memories are the best!!!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 04:35:51 +0000

Hi Phoodie, my Mum and I are making this at the moment. There is no mention on allowing the custard to cool before pouring onto the pastry. We have used the yolks left over from the pav and the custard tastes divine. This brings back memories of my grandmothers custard who never made custard with custard powder. She was an amazing cook!

By: Angela G

Angela G — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 11:22:08 +0000

Try using real cornflour made of corn, not other ingredients. Not all cornflours are the same.

By: phoodie

phoodie — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 23:03:49 +0000

I really hope it works for you this time Aimee – it’s one of the top 3 most popular recipes on my blog – and its not my recipe! Good luck! :)

By: Aimee

Aimee — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:21:25 +0000

Well after 8 hours my vanilla slice is a dud. The custard tasted delicious, a light, lovely flavour but unfortunately it didn’t set. It seemed to start thickening when I added the cornflour but then perhaps I didn’t leave it on the heat long enough when I put it back on – I was afraid it would split so as soon as 30sec was up I took it off. Will give it one more try because the flavour was so good… and because I can’t let my father keep the vanilla slice master title!

By: phoodie

phoodie — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 02:51:48 +0000

Yes, perhaps it should cool slightly before! This is so delicious! Hope you enjoy!