Just made a cherry and coconut cake, Madera cake recipe with chopped up glace cherry's and a hand full of desiccated coconut (end of bag!) . Going to fill it with butter icing and sour cherry jam. Its a birthday cake for my eldest lad. As I couldn't find a cake thread on here feel free to add your mix in
Cocked up butter icing , picked up castor instead of icing so remade it . What to do with the butter sugar mix, well make cup cakes. Only thing was twice the amount of sugar in them, cherry's added and looked good until forgot to take them out in time. So have cup cake biscuits (cookies) but they taste great!!!!! and crunchy.
Some cupcakes I knocked together to hand out at a presentation I'm making at work on Trans* issues tomorrow. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/a3dac12819e16d8c804262adc5acfd1c.jpg)
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... And here is one of my infamous pineapple and spam cakes [emoji5](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/78785a59cc67d874a719b90a6a050bcb.jpg)
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lovely a pizza cake!!!!! or does that make it a margarita upside down cake?
It's popular in Hawaii apparently. I quite like it, but it smells bad.
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Quote from: Megan. on June 17, 2018, 02:53:14 PM
... And here is one of my infamous pineapple and spam cakes [emoji5](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/78785a59cc67d874a719b90a6a050bcb.jpg)
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OMG. I'm lost for words. Speechless even!
Quote from: Cindy on June 17, 2018, 04:22:35 PM
OMG. I'm lost for words. Speechless even!
It saves all that 'multiple course' nonsense at meal time [emoji16]
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Quote from: Megan. on June 17, 2018, 02:53:14 PM
... And here is one of my infamous pineapple and spam cakes [emoji5](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/78785a59cc67d874a719b90a6a050bcb.jpg)
We'll see if the staff at the Lost and Found can whip one up!
Quote from: Megan. on June 17, 2018, 04:18:23 PM
It's popular in Hawaii apparently. I quite like it, but it smells bad.
Er, maybe they won't be so keen to whip one up.... :laugh:
Hugs, Devlyn
Not cake but cookies (biscuits )
Made oat biscuits (cookies) well why not.
A (massive) ombre cake I baked today. Inside it is (should be) a three tier ombre sponge, I'll post a follow-up picture when it gets cut. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180630/b36ae9dc0ea8722db94c3ffc78cebae3.jpg)
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Quote from: Megan. on June 30, 2018, 06:06:03 PM
A (massive) ombre cake I baked today. Inside it is (should be) a three tier ombre sponge, I'll post a follow-up picture when it gets cut. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180630/b36ae9dc0ea8722db94c3ffc78cebae3.jpg)
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That looks nice. What is an ombre sponge?
Nifty go with the icing as well!
Quote from: Cindy on June 30, 2018, 06:37:03 PM
That looks nice. What is an ombre sponge?
Nifty go with the icing as well!
Ty [emoji4]. The sponge inside is coloured to match the icing on the outside.
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That's a nice looking cake, was tempted to make one today but the diet stopped me (made spicy gram flatbreads instead )
Quote from: davina61 on July 01, 2018, 12:58:44 PM
That's a nice looking cake, was tempted to make one today but the diet stopped me (made spicy gram flatbreads instead )
Impressive self control, good work!
I'll post a picture of it sliced when it comes out of the freezer in a few days.
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Made a cherry ca(https://i.imgur.com/vIg44UR.jpg)ke to take to hot rod club tomorrow , if I have worked it out right its 40 years this month when I joined.
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Made a cherry ca(https://i.imgur.com/vIg44UR.jpg)ke to take to hot rod club tomorrow , if I have worked it out right its 40 years this month when I joined.
Looks good. And cherry red is a classic 'rod colour [emoji4].
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Quote from: Megan. on June 17, 2018, 02:53:14 PM
... And here is one of my infamous pineapple and spam cakes [emoji5](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/78785a59cc67d874a719b90a6a050bcb.jpg)
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Pineapple and spam cake! 😖😵😧Ok, turn in your mixer and cake pans.
Quote from: Julia1996 on July 03, 2018, 08:40:16 AM
Pineapple and spam cake! [emoji37][emoji43][emoji47]Ok, turn in your mixer and cake pans.
The household rule is "Try everything once". Go on... Give it a go... [emoji6]
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Quote from: Megan. on July 01, 2018, 01:31:47 PM
I'll post a picture of it sliced when it comes out of the freezer in a few days.
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Here it is...
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Quote from: Megan. on July 04, 2018, 12:47:38 PM
Here it is...
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<standing and clapping> ...and grabbing that plate...the one in the back! >:-)
Its no good having the plate my cherry cake was on as only crumbs left!!!!!!
Lacks of me but not made a cake for ages, so new (to me) banana loaf recipe . Its still cooling , taste test soon
I used to bake cookies and cakes *a lot*, but I've not done much in recent years. Turns out it wasn't so great for my waistline or my (thankfully mild) wheat allergy.
Some of my old favorites in case it gives anyone any ideas:
Various pumpkin cakes, usually with topped with nuts or spices and sugar as I don't care for the typical frostings used for them.
Pineapple cake with chocolate glaze (be warned that pineapple and chocolate is a controversial combo - I happen to love it!)
Orange and olive oil cake drizzled with chocolate syrup.
Strawberry cake soaked with lime and Thai basil syrup.
Some of the more interesting layer cake combinations that worked well for me:
gingerbread, orange, hazelnut with spiced honey between the layers and cinnamon frosting
pistachio, saffron, cardamom with rose frosting and more chopped pistachios
passion fruit, chocolate, coffee (carefully chosen beans to work with both chocolate and passion fruit), with vanilla buttercream and a little extra passion fruit syrup
matcha, kinako, black sesame with lemon-yuzu frosting
Quote from: Megan. on July 04, 2018, 12:47:38 PM
Here it is...
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Wow! Great looking cake!
Quote from: Megan. on July 04, 2018, 12:47:38 PM
Here it is...
Oh, that is just awesome! The color and texture look superb
Congratulations!
Quote from: LeafyMeg4589 on September 03, 2018, 12:55:28 AM
I used to bake cookies and cakes *a lot*, but I've not done much in recent years. Turns out it wasn't so great for my waistline or my (thankfully mild) wheat allergy.
Some of my old favorites in case it gives anyone any ideas:
Various pumpkin cakes, usually with topped with nuts or spices and sugar as I don't care for the typical frostings used for them.
Pineapple cake with chocolate glaze (be warned that pineapple and chocolate is a controversial combo - I happen to love it!)
Orange and olive oil cake drizzled with chocolate syrup.
Strawberry cake soaked with lime and Thai basil syrup.
Some of the more interesting layer cake combinations that worked well for me:
gingerbread, orange, hazelnut with spiced honey between the layers and cinnamon frosting
pistachio, saffron, cardamom with rose frosting and more chopped pistachios
passion fruit, chocolate, coffee (carefully chosen beans to work with both chocolate and passion fruit), with vanilla buttercream and a little extra passion fruit syrup
matcha, kinako, black sesame with lemon-yuzu frosting
I'll take one of each! [emoji39]
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Quote from: Megan. on September 03, 2018, 02:31:11 PM
I'll take one of each! [emoji39]
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Glad to hear it! I really did love baking things and coming up with new recipes, and I've had quite a few people over the years tell me I should have been a pastry chef :)
I've been thinking about getting back into my old hobbies now that I'm not permanently depressed anymore (yay HRT!), so once I'm a little less busy with transition stuff and have my diet and health under better control, I might try some baking again. I'll be sure to post pics and recipes if I do!
I made beetroot brownies last night. First time I've tried these, they came out great, lovely and moist but quite light too. [emoji39](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180916/7a10e906ab5a5cae3c4ba57f4054757e.jpg)
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Need to make some fly biscuits for next weekend!!!! and if they work a surprize one .
Quote from: davina61 on September 16, 2018, 11:38:21 AM
Need to make some fly biscuits for next weekend!!!! and if they work a surprize one .
Had to Google 'fly biscuit' - I love a Garibaldi! Mmmm
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Quote from: davina61 on September 16, 2018, 11:38:21 AM
Need to make some fly biscuits for next weekend!!!! and if they work a surprize one .
Quote from: Megan. on September 16, 2018, 12:25:00 PM
Had to Google 'fly biscuit' - I love a Garibaldi! Mmmm
I just took fly biscuit at face value and already decided I'd just decline when offered one. :laugh:
any biscuits with currants in get the "fly" tag, might be oat based.
made some oat fly biscuits for 12 "lucky" folk on Sat and some Devlin cookies------
<bursting through door> Did someone say cookies? ;D
You will have to wait till Saturday ::) ::)
Quote from: Devlyn on September 19, 2018, 10:00:34 AM
<bursting through door> Did someone say cookies? ;D
Davina said Devlin not Devlyn, gee 'comon, you know how common that name is [emoji16]
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There's a reason why they are called devil in !!
@davina61 Dear Davina: Thank you for starting this thread. I do quite a bit of baking of not only cakes and cookies but also I bake various pastries as well.
I was not quite sure where to post this but after looking around I decided that your thread is the correct place.
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This week I baked some
Cream Puffs and once they cooled down after taking them from the oven, I filled them with Pastry Cream. I will be bringing them to my Book Club meeting.... there are only about 6 to 9 attendees that will be there on any given meeting, so I have plenty extras to share with all of my friends and suitors.... and also for my clients that come to my office (I consider it to be Client Relations).... ;)
Again Davina, thank you for starting this thread.... I love to see what others bake.... :)
Hugs,
Danielle
They look good, shame they will have all gone by the time I get there. Feel a bake coming on
Quote from: Alaskan Danielle on September 27, 2018, 01:29:34 PM
@davina61
Dear Davina: Thank you for starting this thread. I do quite a bit of baking of not only cakes and cookies but also I bake various pastries as well.
I was not quite sure where to post this but after looking around I decided that your thread is the correct place.
(https://i.imgur.com/F3iPyur.jpg)
This week I baked some Cream Puffs and once they cooled down after taking them from the oven, I filled them with Pastry Cream. I will be bringing them to my Book Club meeting.... there are only about 6 to 9 attendees that will be there on any given meeting, so I have plenty extras to share with all of my friends and suitors.... and also for my clients that come to my office (I consider it to be Client Relations).... ;)
Again Davina, thank you for starting this thread.... I love to see what others bake.... :)
Hugs,
Danielle
Those look great Danielle, I'm sure they'll go down well at book club. [emoji39]
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Quote from: Megan. on September 27, 2018, 02:44:06 PM
Those look great Danielle, I'm sure they'll go down well at book club. [emoji39]
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@Megan.Dear Megan: The Bookclub meeting is tonight but I brought some extras with me to my office today and I have had a steady stream of friends from the next door coffee shop coming in to sample them.... even the owner of the coffee shop and my barista suitor #5 came to get their share and to let me know that they liked them...
...I guess that the Cream Puffs are a hit.
Anyway who doesn't like cream puffs???
Hugs,
Danielle
Made a date and walnut cake , no pic just imagine a brown oblong !!!! mixture looked a bit wet to me compared to previous mixes but its the best one so far.
I like carrot cake and many cakes served at weddings!
I have had a long time fondness of well made and COLD eclairs too.
Chrissy
I just moved house, and thought that it'd be really nice to have a fresh-baked cake ready to thanks my helpers (OK, they did all the heavy lifting!) and make the house smell nice.
Unsurprisingly, this was over-optimistic and I was carting stuff around until the moment they arrived. Still, I made a double chocolate loaf that evening, and have been working my way through it by myself for the last two days! Moving's tough, I deserve it, right?
They know nothing of this, and have requested a baked cheesecake in recompense for the help, which will be gladly provided. I keep getting compliments on it, which is nice, but all I do is follow a recipe, which I don't hide:
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2869/new-york-cheesecake
Cannot recommend that recipe highly enough.
I have yet to bake a cake. I'm so worried about my diet. I've had a can of Pillsbury cinnamon rolls in my freezer for over a month. I think I better bake them today, if they're still good?
Quote from: Donica on October 14, 2018, 10:52:11 AM
I have yet to bake a cake. I'm so worried about my diet. I've had a can of Pillsbury cinnamon rolls in my freezer for over a month. I think I better bake them today, if they're still good?
Check the date on the package. If after opening you find the dough to be dark or smelling bad, do not use it. Otherwise, bake and do not forget the yummy icing!
Chrissy
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on October 14, 2018, 11:35:48 AM
Check the date on the package. If after opening you find the dough to be dark or smelling bad, do not use it. Otherwise, bake and do not forget the yummy icing!
Chrissy
The can said best by April 2018. I guess I had them in the freezer a little longer than I thought. I keep my freezer pretty cold. They looked and smelled fine and they came out great. I already had one and I'm not feeling funny yet :icon_inyourface:.
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I found a few recipes online for the super sticky gooey Cinnabons. I'm sure everyone has had one of those big handfuls of pure delight? I think I'll try my luck.
Tonight's dessert is ready!
Donica.
SUPER STICKY
The key is in the taste but your cinnamon buns look good. I am on a low carb diet so I have not enjoyed treats like this, or even any breads or pizzas for awhile.
It is amazing how long many foods often taste good and are safe to eat past the date on the product. The dates can differ though, such as a BUY by this date, an eat or freeze by this date, an expiration date, a Best by this date, etc.
Freezing can extend the useful life of foods.
Eggs, properly refrigerated, seem to keep much longer than the date on the carton.
Chrissy
I wish I was knowing to cook and not to eat bad foods :'(
coffee walnut(https://i.imgur.com/PbGS8mM.jpg)
Just created this for the birthday of a friends daughter. White chocolate was the only specification.
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Looks great (if slightly phallic!!!)
Quote from: davina61 on February 01, 2019, 02:44:21 PM
Looks great (if slightly phallic!!!)
Wow, I thought I had a dirty mind, but I'd not even thought of it like that, lol.
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cake I made for Abby last week when she left work, choc chip coated in choc with choc chip decoration. guitar and play list made today for Andy that does open mic as its his birthday today(https://i.imgur.com/QYTtGvM.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/8JVwS82.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/pkWYMAT.jpg)
I had a truly rotten cold for a couple of weeks, so decided I deserved cake.
First week, date and banana bread, mostly based on this (https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2277635/vegan-banana-bread).
Second week, spiced pumpkin loaf, largely based on this (https://www.easycheesyvegetarian.com/pumpkin-spice-loaf-cake/).
As they were made only for me, they were not made to look impressive*, so no pictures, but I felt some nice recipes deserved sharing!
Also, I felt it worth notifying everyone that if a cake is made in a loaf tin, it is totally fine to eat all by yourself** and not feel bad about it. That's just a rule***.
* I have no skill at decorating even when I do try. I envy the ability demonstrated in this thread!
** I mean, I took several days.
*** Not a roulade.