What are you baking?

[Greebo]

Buns, using half the slow rising dough from last night plus leftover mincemeat.

 

[sheothebudworths]

Me and my girl made a ton of cupcakes (dark chocolate with chocolate fudge icing and white chocolate icing) for my son's 16th bbq birthday party last night.
Daughter decorated (pic is technically upside down so you can't properly see the smiley face and the '16' she did amongst others)

 

[spanglechick]

Me and my girl made a ton of cupcakes (dark chocolate with chocolate fudge icing and white chocolate icing) for my son's 16th bbq birthday party last night.
Daughter decorated (pic is technically upside down so you can't properly see the smiley face and the '16' she did amongst others)

they look so tasty!

 

[Ms T]

Me and my girl made a ton of cupcakes (dark chocolate with chocolate fudge icing and white chocolate icing) for my son's 16th bbq birthday party last night.
Daughter decorated (pic is technically upside down so you can't properly see the smiley face and the '16' she did amongst others)

Amazeballs, and also that your son is 16!

 

[sheothebudworths]

They really were!
And luckily, we had nine more left over so some for us to scoff, too

The cupcake recipe was fab - really lovely and moist - defo recommended...

http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/07/12/death-by-chocolate-cupcakes/

...didn't use that icing recipe so no idea about that but the sponge was excellent.

 

[sheothebudworths]

Amazeballs, and also that your son is 16!

I know!

I felt really, really emotional yesterday, tbh

 

[cesare]

Those look amazing Sheo, and I'm also that your son is 16

 

[iona]

Salted caramel millionaire's shortbread.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Chinese mooncakes. Badly

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I made some chocolate coconut macaroons the other day and they turned out pretty damned good. Not the fancy french kind. The chewy messy kind like these: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1783633/coconut-macaroons

Now I think they could be really nice with rose water instead of vanilla essence and a drop or two of red food colouring to make them pretty and pink.

I'm in two minds though whether to stick with dark chocolate for decoration or to try white chocolate. Any thoughts?

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Rose macaroons total fail! They don't taste of rose and the red food colouring made them an unappetising shade of purple. Think I'll try orange next.

 

[Orang Utan]

Sausage rolls
Here's one I made for keithy :

 

[clicker]

Squidgy spiced apple cake...my apples and honey from a friends hives in Greece up a mountainside...it could go horribly wrong.

 

[Lo Siento.]

Maple syrup and pecan cake for my mum's birthday

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Yum!!!!

 

[Cloo]

Plum and white chocolate traybake today... made it a fortnight ago for son's party, and though it tasted delicious, it got somewhat burned around the edges when I cooked according to instructions. It said add plums to top at 20 minutes, but it was almost cooked through at that; put them in 5 mins earlier and overall cooked for 10 mins less than suggested. I've now altered the timings on the recipe so I don't forget next time. Basically, my mum in law 'commissioned' one for Rosh Hashanah tea tomorrow, so I have done my duty.

 

[dynamicbaddog]

a really simple banana cake, which I topped with a crunchy icing from Mary Berry's lemon drizzle cake. Not tried it, keeping it for my packed lunch tomorrow.

 

[iona]

Chocolate pecan brownies. Put little chunks of fudge in a couple of trays but I'm not sure you can actually taste it over the huge amount of sugar they contain anyway.

 

[Lo Siento.]

I made baguettes (a la ancienne, obv)

 

[dynamicbaddog]

a Victoria sponge. This took ages, 2 sandwich tins won't fit on the same shelf in my oven. The one on the bottom shelf came out blackened underneath so I had to make another batch of cake mixture for that one layer.

 

[catinthehat]

Apple and caramel cheesecake made with Skyr.

 

[miss direct]

Bloody Mary Devils cake in the oven for Halloween party tonight.

 

[miss direct]

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

Tonight I made cinnamon buns

I want to eat them all!
Was the first time I've ever made them and I'd say it's a success. I had to use wholemeal flour for them and they're not as gooey and doughy as I might like but I think white flour and a little more butter will solve that next time.

Eating two in one go is not so bad really...

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

And seen as I'm here, I did recently make a good coffee cake

My first attempt. I'm not a big fan of buttercream or sticky frosting but I made this for somebody's birthday as they love those things and coffee. I thought it was alright but a bit too sweet (did taste good and coffee-like though), he fucking loved it!

 

[killer b]

I acquired some sourdough leaven off my dad, and baked my first loaf off it. I'm very happy right now.

 

[Rebelda]

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Squidgy spiced apple cake...my apples and honey from a friends hives in Greece up a mountainside...it could go horribly wrong.

How did it go? I'm in the market for a good apple cake recipe

 

[clicker]

How did it go? I'm in the market for a good apple cake recipe

Really well not the neatest looking cake, but moist, appley and lasts a couple of days in a tin. Lovely hot with creme fraiche.

 

[danny la rouge]

I acquired some sourdough leaven off my dad, and baked my first loaf off it. I'm very happy right now.

Good stuff.

My dad used to be in a curling team.

 

[Rebelda]

Really well not the neatest looking cake, but moist, appley and lasts a couple of days in a tin. Lovely hot with creme fraiche.

Recipe please?