Cake recipe

[Nymphomanic]

i've been given the task of baking a cake for a friend birthday. I want to do something exceptionally good/unusual and have no problem spending aa tenner on ingredients as this is her present. Any ideas? Not run of the mill spong. I want this to be super.


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[beeny]

Quoting nymphomanic from 19:57, 7th Dec 2006
i've been given the task of baking a cake for a friend birthday. I want to do something exceptionally good/unusual and have no problem spending aa tenner on ingredients as this is her present. Any ideas? Not run of the mill spong. I want this to be super.


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I read most of the night and go south in winter - wasteland

Buy a recipe book? Use the internet?

Not that difficult...

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[Guest]

www.about.com send me a few emails everyday - most get deleted without even being looked at, but they do have nice sounding things.

[Rufus]

This is The Best Cake Website Ever:

http://joyofbaking.com/index.html

This baby is a winner, nice and Christmassy:

http://joyofbaking.com/RedVelvetCake.html

Good luck in your baking!

[Kazilin]

*takes note of the red velvet cake link*

Havn't had one of those in ages...I may just have to make one. [img]littleicons/grin.gif[/img]

((*kills silly windowthing and deletes accidental extra posts*))

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[Kazilin]

*takes note of the red velvet cake link*

Havn't had one of those in ages...I may just have to make one. [img]littleicons/grin.gif[/img]

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[Kazilin]

*takes note of the red velvet cake link*

Havn't had one of those in ages...I may just have to make one. [img]littleicons/grin.gif[/img]

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[novium]

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Atomic_Fudge_Cake

Last time I made it, though, I forgot to put in enough baking soda and baking powder. Made it sort of brownie like. ah well.

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[Cain]

you're giving her a dangerous drug for her birthday?

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I hold an element of surprise

[rob 'f*ck off' wine boy]

Ohmygodusegoogle

[Keith]

Quoting novium from 11:52, 9th Dec 2006
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Atomic_Fudge_Cake

Last time I made it, though, I forgot to put in enough baking soda and baking powder. Made it sort of brownie like. ah well.

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tamen ira procul absit, cum qua nihil recte fieri, nihil considerate potest.

I've tried that recipe 3 times! I still can't get it right [img]littleicons/yellowsadface.gif[/img]. It seems to be burnt on the outside and still liquid on the inside. Possibly just me though.

[ShinyHappyPerson]

someone left the cake out in the rain...

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"its the best thing since instant mashed potato"

[FURY-161]

225g Flour
225g Butter
225g Sugar
2-3 eggs
1 tsp Vanilla essence
Pinch 'o baking powder.
Pint o' milk

Sieve all the dry ingredients, then bung 'em in a food processor. Add the eggs and some partially melty butter, then blitz it to buggery. Add the vanilla, then add milk gradually while pulsing until it reach a good dropping consistancy. Don't let it get runny, and add flour if you do.

Stick 'em in some nice greasy cake tins (it's a good idea to line the bottom with baking paper too), then pop 'em in a good hot oven (190 degreees or so, gas mark 6-7) and leave them for 20-25 minutes. You'll know it's done when it looks golden brown and the peaks are stiff.

Take 'em out, cool 'em off, then whack whatever goop you like over the top.

And there you have it.




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[rob 'f*ck off' wine boy]

Cakes are good for the office spaces.

[novium]

Well, how big of a pan are you using? What kind of oven do you have? At what temperature were you cooking it?


I've never had any problems with it (Except for above mentioned mis-measuring), but then again, it is my recipe.

And lastly, did you use the american measurements or the metric ones ? (which i can't entirely vouch for)

Quoting keith from 13:53, 10th Dec 2006

Quoting novium from 11:52, 9th Dec 2006
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Atomic_Fudge_Cake

Last time I made it, though, I forgot to put in enough baking soda and baking powder. Made it sort of brownie like. ah well.

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tamen ira procul absit, cum qua nihil recte fieri, nihil considerate potest.

I've tried that recipe 3 times! I still can't get it right [img]littleicons/yellowsadface.gif[/img]. It seems to be burnt on the outside and still liquid on the inside. Possibly just me though.

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tamen ira procul absit, cum qua nihil recte fieri, nihil considerate potest.

[Fawksie]

Rufus! Thank you for the Red Velvet Cake recipe, my housemate made one for our Christmas dinner this evening and it was superb

[Rufus]

No probs, all I did was give you the link. It is a delicious cake though, isn't it?