Cakes you don't eat

[dessiato]

My mother and grandfather were both trained patissiers, although grandad went on to be a baker, and mother a cook. They baked for the Duke of Edinburgh, so were pretty good. We had some amazing cakes and food growing up.

I love marzipan, royal icing, drizzle, butter cream, fondant etc. Sometimes more than the cake. You should have tasted mother's icing made from scratch. So very good. She stopped making her own because the shop bought stuff was so much more convenient.

 

[Epona]

I am not "getting in a massive state"! I am just bewildered why you don't seem to accept my simple statement that I can't eat cheese. You seem to be obsessing about it, not me.

Let's move on now, particularly since you have decided to start trying to patronise me.

I am not obsessing about anything, the idea that I even give a shit about what you can and can't eat is quite frankly ludicrous.

 

[Guineveretoo]

My mother and grandfather were both trained patissiers, although grandad went on to be a baker, and mother a cook. They baked for the Duke of Edinburgh, so were pretty good. We had some amazing cakes and food growing up.

I love marzipan, royal icing, drizzle, butter cream, fondant etc. Sometimes more than the cake. You should have tasted mother's icing made from scratch. So very good. She stopped making her own because the shop bought stuff was so much more convenient.

I bet fondant icing made from scratch is completely different from the stuff you buy in supermarkets. I am not sure I have ever had it.

 

[platinumsage]

I wonder if most of the cakes in the poll will eventually go out of fashion to be replaced by new cakes

My grandma invariably used to serve only these three cakes: lardy cake, battenberg and ginger, which aren't exactly popular nowadays:

 

[dessiato]

I bet fondant icing made from scratch is completely different from the stuff you buy in supermarkets. I am not sure I have ever had it.

It's so long since I did I can't actually remember, except for it being good.

 

[Epona]

You're welcome round mine for tea and cake any time btw, that is the point at which I care what you can eat - no cheese, let me know about anything else (I am deathly allergic to peanuts myself), I'm sure if we got together we'd have a nice slice of cake and a cuppa and a good old natter and we'd probably get on well and have a nice afternoon

 

[May Kasahara]

Ginger cake is well overdue a renaissance IMO, bloody lovely stuff.

 

[Elpenor]

I wonder if most of the cakes in the poll will eventually go out of fashion to be replaced by new cakes

My grandma invariably used to serve only these three cakes: lardy cake, battenberg and ginger, which aren't exactly popular nowadays:

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Would be all over the Lardy cake

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I can't think of any cake I'd refuse.

I'm not a massive fan of fruitcake but if it is accompanied by marzipan, icing and/or cheese it is much improved.

 

[rubbershoes]

Coffee cake is a crime against cake

 

[clicker]

I would actively swerve Battenberg, Seed cake, everything with royal icing and marzipan, Black forest gateau, jam doughnuts and fruit cake in any form.

They just take up room on the shelves, where there could be more chocolate everything.

 

[xenon]

Cake is rubbish.

Biscuits are king.

 

[Looby]

Lardy cake isn’t really cake though is it. It’s a dough base rather than sponge.
We had a bakers at the bottom of my grandparents road that did amazing lardy cake and there was almost always some in the house.
Yet another reason why I’m fat.

 

[mr steev]

On their own, yes. In any other almond-flavoured format, no.

I'm the same. I like almonds, often us almond flour in things, but marzipan (and also almond essense) is a step too far. I can tolerate marzipan on a fruit cake, but that's cos there's the rich fruit cake to balance it - with battenburg you've just got some third rate sponge with not enough jam. I'd say it's style over substance, but only if you think 'style' is something that wouldn't be out of place at a kids party in the 1970s

 

[5t3IIa]

Lardy cake isn’t really cake though is it. It’s a dough base rather than sponge.
We had a bakers at the bottom of my grandparents road that did amazing lardy cake and there was almost always some in the house.
Yet another reason why I’m fat.

What is lardy cake? I need to know so I can potentially add it to my reasons

 

[wayward bob]

Ginger cake is well overdue a renaissance IMO, bloody lovely stuff.

kid1 makes a mean ginger cake, my work there is done

 

[Looby]

What is lardy cake? I need to know so I can potentially add it to my reasons

I haven’t had it for years but I remember it being amazing but so so bad for you. Lard and sugar.

 

[5t3IIa]

I haven’t had it for years but I remember it being amazing but so so bad for you. Lard and sugar.

Phwoar. Looks a bit like a cinnamon roll so maybe some wet icing swirled on top would be nice

 

[rubbershoes]

What is lardy cake? I need to know so I can potentially add it to my reasons

Phwoar. Looks a bit like a cinnamon roll so maybe some wet icing swirled on top would be nice

The topping is melted brown sugar. With lard of course

 

[5t3IIa]

The topping is melted brown sugar

Accepable

 

[Artaxerxes]

Battenberg, anything with marzipan really.

Not a fan of Christmas/fruit cake either.

Don't eat much cake at all. The odd Jamaican Ginger cake, a Lemon Drizzle, maybe a sponge cake/banana loaf style thing occasionally.

 

[rubbershoes]

Accepable

I've edited my post to give a more complete picture.

 

[platinumsage]

Phwoar. Looks a bit like a cinnamon roll so maybe some wet icing swirled on top would be nice

It’s better than a cinnamon roll because it’s huge and has lots of lard.

Basically you roll out bread dough then smother it in lard and sugar and raisins, then fold it up and smother it again etc etc. When cooked it goes all gooey. I think field labourers used to have it as an afternoon snack to keep them going until tea.

 

[5t3IIa]

I've edited my post to give a more complete picture.

Now I have more questions - is it beefy lard or very neutral lard? Can you tell it's lard or is it buttery?

 

[rubbershoes]

Now I have more questions - is it beefy lard or very neutral lard? Can you tell it's lard or is it buttery?

It's not beefy. Lardy cake is basically sweetened spiced bread. And the topping is sugary but with substance

 

[klang]

Zwetschgendatschi

was gonna say that. It's the only cake I like, even crave sometimes. It's refreshing.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Right....the next cake I make will be a very dark ginger cake.

 

[andysays]

Just enjoying a coffee with a slice of banana cake someone has brought into share at work.

The only cake I don't like is stomach ache.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I see what you did there....

 

[Elpenor]

I haven’t had it for years but I remember it being amazing but so so bad for you. Lard and sugar.

I had a Marlborough bun from Waitrose which was similar but maybe a bit more spiced