What are you baking?
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Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
^^^^ It was lovely!!!! I forgot to take a doggy bag
is there some left then?
*plans stealth mission*
kittyP
Pluviophile
^^^^ It was lovely!!!! I forgot to take a doggy bag
I made a Pan de muerto last friday, it was lovely. Did you try some Kittyp?
No I didn't
is there some left then?
*plans stealth mission*
I have not been down stairs yet so there may be some left.
zenie
>^^<
Cid
Proper break this time
I made croquembouche this weekend but rather stupidly didn't photograph it... Was quite small as I had to carry it on my bike, but for this reason I didn't make it hollow allowing a greater number of profiteroles. Had nougatine and everything... Had 4 different flavours; orange zest (with cloves and mace), cardamom (and a bit of nutmeg), white tea and vanilla. Tea was probably the least successful, but still not at all bad... Pleasing balance in the spices for the others, no soapy cardamom or overpowering cloves here thank you. Went down extremely well with the French guests at the engagement party to which I brought it, and there can be no higher compliment than that.
wtfftw
melting like a toastie
Rather crumbly. It's a bit better now, 2 days later.
I didn't have sour cream or buttermilk or whatever so did a last minute alternate recipe Google. And then I had an icing crisis. And then I got stroppy. It just tastes of frustration to me.
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
I made a lemon and yogurt cake today and the recipe called for vegetable oil rather than butter, the Internet said that grapeseed oil would be an acceptable, healthy alternative so I used that. The cake is moist, spongey and tangy/sweet 
the grapeseed oil gives it an aftertaste though, tastes like Rusks.
the grapeseed oil gives it an aftertaste though, tastes like Rusks.
Looby
Well-Known Member
My husband bought me Fiona Cairns birthday book from The Works so I'm going to attempt this teapot cake if I feel a bit better later in the week.
I'm shitting it slightly but I need practice with decoration and want to try my new tins.
Just need to track down some petal cutters and modeling paste. Might make mine pink and even polka dot if I don't get the cutters.
If it goes well I'm going to have a tea party and make it again. : )
The tin will be great for an Xmas pudding cake as I hate actual pudding.
I'm shitting it slightly but I need practice with decoration and want to try my new tins.
Just need to track down some petal cutters and modeling paste. Might make mine pink and even polka dot if I don't get the cutters.
If it goes well I'm going to have a tea party and make it again. : )
The tin will be great for an Xmas pudding cake as I hate actual pudding.
Looby
Well-Known Member
We'll see! ; )
I've decided I'm not making the handle and spout as it's a fiver for the modelling paste and it's a practice run. I might not do all the fancy piping either and keep it a bit simpler.
Looby
Well-Known Member
I found a big lump of butter in the bottom of the mixer as I was pouring the mixture last night and I think the sponge was ok. Sure it'll be fine!
aqua
made of cheese and gin
you don't buy modelling paste - buy normal sugarpaste and add a tsp of CMC/tylo powder to 500g of it
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Nope, wrong way round...hers lack the authentic rustic artisan ambience of yours....which look particularly delicious actually.in the oven. think i'm going to have to get some tips off my mum, they dont look as neat as hers.
Looby
Well-Known Member
you don't buy modelling paste - buy normal sugarpaste and add a tsp of CMC/tylo powder to 500g of it
Cool thanks. Will do in future but was feeling poorly and didn't want to give myself even more to do!
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I really need to crack on and do the Christmas cake as this is my designated job this year. Haven't even started looking at recipes yet. What's Nigel Slater's like?
Yu_Gi_Oh
天天好心情
Well it's the first Christmas cake I've ever made, so I don't have much to compare it to.
The making bit was very easy. It's this recipe.
