What are you baking?

[kittyP]

How was it kittyP? Sounds lovely

It was a bit over cooked. It's always tricky with the skewer test with banana cake coz you can't tell very easily between uncooked cake and bits of banana.
Considering it was no dairy and no sugar it tasted good. But it also tasted healthy iyswim?

 

[polly]

It was a bit over cooked. It's always tricky with the skewer test with banana cake coz you can't tell very easily between uncooked cake and bits of banana.
Considering it was no dairy and no sugar it tasted good. But it also tasted healthy iyswim?

Imo banana cake should taste a bit worthy

 

[kittyP]

Imo banana cake should taste a bit worthy

I usually do them with loads of sugar, butter and chocolate in

 

[madamv]

Four dozen cakes for dog rescue sale. Have mini meringues, maltesers, and pink chocolate hearts for toppings...

 

[BoatieBird]

A blackcurrant bakewell traybake
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/694638/blackcurrant-bakewell

I've made it before and the boy said he loved the actual cake, but wasn't too keen on the blackcurranty bits, so I have reserved a blackcurrant free corner for him.

 

[sheothebudworths]

Chocolate cake filled with cream and covered in chocolate fudge icing - we gave loads away and still have loads left so we've just had a slice for second breakfast

 

[madamv]

And made another four dozen this morning. Sold tickets and cakes this afternoon and there was just a dozen left for tomorrow but I'm not bloody making any more.

But it was a lovely afternoon meeting loads of dogs and their owners. Pets at home are very supportive of my friends rescue so it's all worthwhile

 

[campanula]

Daughter rings in massive tizz - can you do the birthday cake for imminent birthday (4 year old Grand-daughter)?. 'Course, no problem'. 'She wants a frozen cake'. 'What, like ice-cream'?'. 'No, Frozen....Elsa, Anna and that stuff'. 'Fuck!'
Huge bake-off proceeds, 2 enormous chiffon cakes knocked up quicksmart (thank you, Betty Crocker) and then a spot of cheating with ready-rolled fondant icing. Conifers - a brainwave - the ends of ice-cream cones with green buttercream and an orange Matchmaker chocolate stuck up the middle.
True the 3 tier behemoth had a distinctly amateur look about it but as far as I was concerned, the criteria for childish cakes had been met - 2 boxes of icing sugar for the fillings alone...and the fact that it was absolutely fucking gigantic (must feed 30 kids!!)
One plastic figurine balanced on top and we are set to go.
I believe it was videoed and whacked onto Facebook - my recollections were at least 25 or so small girls, all wearing crumpled fairy wings (they had a bouncy castle) with a fair bit of shouting 'I want the Elsa'....followed by a massive sugar rush and unseemly behaviour with cocktail sticks.

And now, having fled to the horsebox for R&R, am back home about to tackle some restful blueberry muffins - with rhubarb still (obvs).

 

[Boudicca]

And made another four dozen this morning. Sold tickets and cakes this afternoon and there was just a dozen left for tomorrow but I'm not bloody making any more.

But it was a lovely afternoon meeting loads of dogs and their owners. Pets at home are very supportive of my friends rescue so it's all worthwhile

I want some cake tins like that, vertical sides are cool. Where did you get 'em?

 

[madamv]

Home sense. Remind me and I'll look up the make when I'm not in bed

 

[RubyToogood]

Just put a sourdough loaf on to rise made with 50/50 wholemeal ground at Brixton windmill, and normal white.

 

[stuff_it]

Like the bastard child of a cake donut and a krispy kreme...

http://www.grouprecipes.com/127407/easy-cinnamon-rolls-without-yeast.html

I didn't have any vanilla so I added a little nutmeg and sugar to the dough, and used salted butter throughout.

 

[RubyToogood]

Just put a sourdough loaf on to rise made with 50/50 wholemeal ground at Brixton windmill, and normal white.

This came out much better than the 50/50 loaves I've made with normal wholemeal bread flour. Lighter for one thing. I wonder what sort of wheat it was...

 

[Rebelda]

Lemon drizzle poppy seed cake.

 

[moonsi til]

X2 lemon drizzle cakes. I use a Guardian recipe where you pierce the cake when it's hot and pour in 100mg demerera sugar mixed with lemon juice. Makes the top crunch & the cake moist. I have no idea if this is a usual method.

 

[Saffy]

It's my Mum's birthday and we were going to taker her out for afternoon tea but my brother is too poorly to go out at the moment, so we did it at home.

 

[cesare]

Saffy that looks amazing.

 

[Saffy]

It was pretty lush, best thing is we have left overs so I can pig out now!

 

[cesare]

It was pretty lush, best thing is we have left overs so I can pig out now!

Pretty spectacular, all looks beautiful. Hope you've enjoyed the leftovers and have a good rest after all that work.

 

[toggle]

So I ended up doing what i promiced I wouldn't do and bought one of those mini cupcake makers that looks like a sarnie toaster until you open it up. in my defence, it only cost me 2 quid, so that's only about a quid for every time it will be used. and it will make the lasses happy a couple of afternoons until they realise ti's more fun to try to burn themselves with the oven than a gadget

 

[Greebo]

I think I'll start with half a batch of cardamom & orange cookies, then split some scone dough and do have with fruit & spice and half with cheese. Not all of it will get baked today as it's not needed before Sunday afternoon, but I can get the cookies out of the way and the basic scone mix rubbed in.

Possibly plaited bread with herbs, tomatoes, and olives as that covers the vegan/vegetarian/halal/kosher/nut free/and lower fat option.

 

[Bears]

It's my Mum's birthday and we were going to taker her out for afternoon tea but my brother is too poorly to go out at the moment, so we did it at home.

Golly. You give good cake stand at your house.

I've been banned from making banana bread with old bananas. I said I wanted to lose some weight and pbb heard me . So I'm making a sort of flapjack. Mashed banana, porridge oats, wheatgerm, flaked almonds, and a little bit of salt and water. I might actually die of excitement.

 

[May Kasahara]

Chocolate banana cake. I strongly suggest everyone makes this, it's very good.

 

[mango5]

White chocolate, ginger and spice baked cheesecake

 

[Greebo]

Orange and cardamom cookies and cheese scones

 

[BoatieBird]

Chocolate banana cake. I strongly suggest everyone makes this, it's very good.

I made one of these yesterday and it is very good indeed.
I've just had a massive slice for breakfast

 

[Biddlybee]

Carrot and walnut cake for the girl's birthday... none left for breakfast today!

 

[Looby]

That looks lovely! I want a miffy cake now. [emoji4]

 

[Biddlybee]

Miffy might've been the only bit she ate

 

[Greebo]

Biscuits, to be iced before Saturday.