What are you baking?

[ShiftyBagLady]

If it ever produces meringues I will refer to it as my dear processor. Serious business.

 

[killer b]

I assumed you had a good processor (for making cakes and soup for special guests) and an everyday one.

 

[TikkiB]

Lovely!

I am after a vegan and gluten free cake recipe....any ideas?

Macarons went MACAWRONG dunno why, same recipe, different oven. Completely undercooked both batches and 2nd batch I left in for longer.

How about chocolate and aubergine cake? It's very rich and moist. No flour, only ground almonds and the aubergine is instead of egg. You wouldn't know it had aubergine in it if you didn't know.

It's a bit faffy, and uses honey but you could substitute sugar

http://www.edinburgheats.co.uk/2011/12/baking-sunday-heartache-chocolate.html

 

[TikkiB]

has anyone tried the meringues in the microwave recipe - I'm tempted but can't quite believe it will work

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1824/microwave-meringues-in-minutes

 

[zenie]

How about chocolate and aubergine cake? It's very rich and moist. No flour, only ground almonds and the aubergine is instead of egg. You wouldn't know it had aubergine in it if you didn't know.

It's a bit faffy, and uses honey but you could substitute sugar

http://www.edinburgheats.co.uk/2011/12/baking-sunday-heartache-chocolate.html

Worth a shot cheers

Meringues in a microwave????

 

[Espresso]

has anyone tried the meringues in the microwave recipe - I'm tempted but can't quite believe it will work

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1824/microwave-meringues-in-minutes

I'm the same as you. I can't begin to imagine it working.

 

[TikkiB]

I might have a go on Monday as a friend is coming round. I shall report back.

 

[Saffy]

Bake off starts tonight (hurrah) so I thought I'd make a coffee and walnut cake.

 

[Espresso]

Your cake looks lovely.
All of those walnut halves look like a shaggy dogs' faces.

 

[Saffy]

I hadn't noticed but they really do!

 

[Biddlybee]

Where do you live again Saffy, need a hand eating that?

 

[Saffy]

Alas, I'm in deepest Hertfordshire.

At this rate no cake will be consumed as I've eaten the left over butter icing. I always manage to ruin it for myself.

 

[Biddlybee]

Stick a slice in a jiffy bag

 

[Miss Caphat]

for my two besties bdays this weekend

vanilla cake, raspberry cherry filling, whipped lemon buttercream

I'm very proud of it! I wanted some edible flowers to put on it but oh well

 

[TikkiB]

has anyone tried the meringues in the microwave recipe - I'm tempted but can't quite believe it will work

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1824/microwave-meringues-in-minutes

I tried these today. Pretty rubbish. They crumble away into nothing, and taste like shop bought meringues but weaker.

 

[Saffy]

In honour of the Bake off, I've made the cherry cake from last week. I need a bundt tin though.

 

[gaijingirl]

Mary Berry's Apple and Almond cake.. TGBBO reminded me of the recipe and my apples are just about ready on my tree.

I baked it in a heart shape for gaijinboy who is a total cakehead.

 

[May Kasahara]

I made bread. It didn't rise, as fucking always, and then it was underbaked so tastes of flour.

 

[5t3IIa]

Baked a cake

A childish cake

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Yesterday was bread. Today Mr.QofG's has made a sponge cake with jam and buttercream filling

 

[toggle]

did another pasty making session with the kids. they are quite faffy to prep for, so it's better to do a huge batch at a time and freeze most. so 7 dinnerplate sized ones, me, himself, 3 kids and my parents for supper. plus about 20 smaller ones into the freezer.

i daren't post up on facebook again, last time involved a bitter row with some pasty recipie purists.

 

[May Kasahara]

People do get funny about pasties, don't they? Not that I've ever made one, they look like a lot of work.

I made this: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2005/oct/08/foodanddrink.shopping4 It is very tasty but deathly sweet - it's crying out for a nice blob of plain creme fraiche, or even a scoop (or two) of high quality vanilla ice cream for the undaunted-by-diabetes. We don't have either in the house

 

[Saffy]

Recipe said it would make 8-10 scones, I beg to differ.

All ready for Bake off now.

 

[Chick Webb]

Can I substitute museli for porridge oats in a recipe for oatmeal cookies? It's mostly oatmeal anyway, and the other bits of stuff they put it should be ok in a cookie. I have loads of spare museli and there's no way I'm eating that cementy concoction.

 

[susie12]

I think muesli cookies sound lovely. You may have hit on a new thing there.

 

[fredfelt]

Rosemary focaccia is on its way. I like it with loads of rock salt, olive oil, olives and sautéed onion.

 

[Greebo]

Can I substitute museli for porridge oats in a recipe for oatmeal cookies? <snip>

I've done so before now and it more or less works. You can also substitute mueseli for oats in a flapjack (the traybake kind, not the pancakes) recipe.

 

[Chick Webb]

They came out nice!


Next up I'll try some flapjacks. I'm glad to have found a use for the horrible museli.

 

[May Kasahara]

Made a shitload of vanilla cupcakes last night; making a shitload of chocolate cupcakes tonight. They're for my son's Super Mario themed birthday party next weekend. I'm going to ice the vanilla ones as mushrooms and the chocolate ones as goombas.

Also made a chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream for his birthday tea today.

 

[polly]

Also made a chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream for his birthday tea today.

Is it his birthday today? Big up the birthday boy if so