This is currently my worst bake of this year. I think the main thing that went wrong is the uneven cooking. The middle TOOK forever to cook while the ends and sides cooked pretty fast. This resulted in the loaf getting. hard crust and ruining the color). It was a nice pink until it turned into a nasty burnt brown.
I saw the comments on the recipe of people saying they had to bake it for an extra 30 minutes to an hour which seemed way too long. I looked online to see what I could have done to prevent this from happening and people say to cover the pan with tinfoil as soon as you notice uneven cooking because the tin will help distribute the heat. This will help the middle of the loaf cook even along with the sides.
The loaf was still edible after a few days in the fridge so it wasn't too bad. I am not sure why the bread tasted super tart either. I didn't really like it that much. If I did bake this again, then I would try the foil technique to see if that actually helps with even heating. I am not sure what else I would change because it tasted good besides the tartness.
Another thing that did not go so well was the glaze. I don't think I mashed up the berries as much, but it didn't look smooth like the picture. I use powdered sugar and smashed strawberries and it still looked super chunky. I am not sure if fruity glazes are usually like this, but I was expecting it to harden and have that white coating.
Overall, i'll give this recipe 3 cactuses. I thought it was good but not amazing. It's probably not the recipe's fault that the middle of my loaf didn't cook enough but I wish they provided some tips or their experience with cooking the loaf. I mean I saw ALOT of people commenting how much extra time they had to cook their loaf for.