What are you baking?

[BoatieBird]

 

[mrs quoad]

That was professionally bloody awful.

Next time, reckon I'll cut out the middle man and just toss four quid in the bin

 

[mrs quoad]

Four dinky poppy seed bloomers.

Fingers crossed these won't be as shite as the waffle, ay.

 

[Rebelda]

Bara brith again

 

[kittyP]

Wholemeal banana bread with a load of chopped up Green & Blacks dark chocolate in

 

[iona]

Wholemeal banana bread with a load of chopped up Green & Blacks dark chocolate in

You've mentioned baking that before, haven't you? Got a recipe?

 

[kittyP]

You've mentioned baking that before, haven't you? Got a recipe?

Yeah it is this one
It turns out different every time I have made it but so far has been pretty forgiving
Is lovely a couple of days later toasted with salted butter

 

[iona]

Yeah it is this one
It turns out different every time I have made it but so far has been pretty forgiving
Is lovely a couple of days later toasted with salted butter

Great, thank you!

 

[Biddlybee]

I'd like your banana bread for breakfast kittyP

 

[iona]

What are people's thoughts on cream vs buttercream for victoria sponge? I'm making one tomorrow, currently leaning towards hedging my bets and using both - buttercream & a few fresh raspberries inside layered with jam, and fresh vanilla whipped cream with more fresh strawberries & raspberries on top. Bad idea / too much?

 

[kittyP]

What are people's thoughts on cream vs buttercream for victoria sponge? I'm making one tomorrow, currently leaning towards hedging my bets and using both - buttercream & a few fresh raspberries inside layered with jam, and fresh vanilla whipped cream with more fresh strawberries & raspberries on top. Bad idea / too much?

I think the problem with plain whipped cream is, unless you eat it all straight away, it collapses.
I would put buttercream in the middle and serve a dollop of whipped cream on the side of the plate.

 

[Boudicca]

Fresh cream and jam for me, but yes, it is more difficult to slice as it squishes out the side. Putting it in the fridge helps though.

 

[polly]

The trouble with cream is that it goes off and you can't keep cake in the fridge. That's why I use buttercream. Cream on the side is a good idea though!

 

[iona]

Hmm, I'm pretty sure I've never had an issue with using fresh cream before apart from that one disaster when I whipped it too much. Can't imagine there'll be any left past Monday lunchtime either.

I think I'll do the buttercream filling as planned, then either put the cream on top or serve it on the side depending on how cold my mum's conservatory is this time of year. Ta

 

[Rebelda]

Bara brith again

This was not as good as the first loaf. Using Earl Grey rather than plain old builders brew was a bad idea and the top burnt badly despite not doing anything that different.

 

[kittyP]

This was not as good as the first loaf. Using Earl Grey rather than plain old builders brew was a bad idea and the top burnt badly despite not doing anything that different.

It's because the Earl Grey put evil in it

 

[Rebelda]

It's because the Earl Grey put evil in it

I like earl grey.

 

[purenarcotic]

You can make whipped cream that's stabalised, we have a lot of Asian cake shops here that do fresh cream as opposed to buttercream cakes. They're not quite as sweet but still delicious and they don't collapse. I hate cream but am a real convert to the sweetened stuff.

 

[kittyP]

I like earl grey.

Wrongun

 

[mrs quoad]

Hmm, I'm pretty sure I've never had an issue with using fresh cream before apart from that one disaster when I whipped it too much. L

Keep on whipping.

Get butter.

Make buttercream.

Thumbs.

 

[iona]

Cor I think that might even be the best cake I've ever made/eaten

 

[kittyP]

Cor I think that might even be the best cake I've ever made/eaten

Are those huge slices of strawberry on top?

 

[iona]

Are those huge slices of strawberry on top?

Yep

I was expecting it to fall apart as soon as I started cutting tbh but somehow it all stayed together perfectly!

 

[Saffy]

That's a beauty iona!

My sister made Nadiya's (from gbbo) lemon drizzle cake for Mother's day and put lemon cream cheese icing on top.
It was so lush.

 

[Boudicca]

Lovely cake iona

 

[kittyP]

Yep

I was expecting it to fall apart as soon as I started cutting tbh but somehow it all stayed together perfectly!

It looks frickin amazing!

 

[purenarcotic]

Cor I think that might even be the best cake I've ever made/eaten

Looks absolutely lush. [emoji41]

 

[Biddlybee]

iona that's amazing!!

 

[iona]

Ta

My yorkshire puddings were proper shit today so at least something went right!

 

[Rebelda]

My goddess that cake looks incredible

Small girl made me a coffee cake. It lacks walnuts but is delicious.