The third challenge in cake week is a hidden design in a cake. Contestants did flowers, crowns, cupcakes, a bird and a nose, and many other great ideas. A long time ago, I bought a checkerboard cake kit from Pampered Chef. I’ve made a few cakes with that (with varying results) so I thought I’d… Continue reading Bog Body Loaf
It’s been a while–taken a bit of a vacation from the British Baking–but I felt the itch to whip something up for a visit from a friend. Beks is one of the best people I know in the world and we have a great time being weird together. Having tea and all the trimmings is… Continue reading Back in the Kitchen
Skipping ahead…it’s Cake week for episode 1, series 3. Great. More cake. I’m having a hard time selling cake to the family…they’re just not into it. I might be industrious and make some cakes tomorrow to take to the school for the teacher’s lounge, finishing up season 2’s cake-a-palooza. I knew that Lemon Madeira cake… Continue reading Madeira Cake
This next challenge is to make a chocolate cake using two or more types of chocolate. This includes decoration, so you don’t have to have a white chocolate cake batter *and* a dark chocolate batter. I’ll just have to make some white chocolate decorations to put on the top. The recipe I chose is from… Continue reading Matilda Cake
I have to skip ahead just a smidge to accommodate the hubby. See, it’s his birthday today and I have to make his favorite cake for him, which just happens to be featured in episode 1, season 2 as a technical challenge: Angel Food Cake! Now, the Brits are all looking at this recipe going,… Continue reading Birthday Angels
This next cake is something that my son will love. Lots of layers. Chocolate. Buttercream. Caramel. So the first thing you have to do is make the caramel. This I’ve tried a couple times and gotten frustrated, but patience is the key. This is not quick. You will need to take about 20-30 minutes to… Continue reading Hungarian Dobos Torta
This next challenge seems extremely fussy. Custard. Jam. Genoese sponge. Fondant. Marzipan. Whipped cream…SO MUCH STUFF! But like my Dad taught me about tackling huge projects…like eating an elephant…you just have to take one bite at a time. I found the recipe on the BBC web site here. Weirdly, they put the steps in an… Continue reading A Prinsesstarta Challenge
This new challenge is to make Mary Berry’s tiramisu cake, but not with ladyfingers. It asks you to make a simple fatless sponge and layer it with whipped mascarpone cheese and chocolate shavings and douse it in coffee. Thing is, I hate coffee. And I mean HATE coffee. Don’t put it in my food! Yuck. … Continue reading Tiramisu MY Way