Cake mishaps

I just made a batch of chocolate mini-cupcakes. They totally didn’t work though (I think I mis-measured something or got the heat a bit off – my fan oven is just too efficient at times).  They came out with crispyish muffin-like tops and the bases didn’t hold their shape with the cups peeled off at all.  They are surprsingly tasty though, although not worth the effort of decorating.

I reckon the best thing to do with a batch of tasty, but otherwise unpresentable cupcakes, is take the casings off and warm them slightly – chuck a few in a bowl with a generous scoop of good quality vanilla ice cream, and drizzle with some warm chocolate source.  I haven’t taken a photo, but trust me, ice cream and a bit of warm makes any disastrous looking cakes suddenly a slightly fancy treat.

What do you recommend for cake mishaps?