http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: cake (as per request on another thread) en Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:23:29 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2410#post-25950 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 10:32:04 +0000 SRD 25950@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I just posted this on the Guardian -- Hugh F-W's doing pancakes -- and thought I might as well share with you guys too. Sorry about the American-style volume measurements. </p> <p>OAT PANCAKES</p> <p>1 1/2 CUPS OATS</p> <p>2 CUPS MILK</p> <p>1 CUP FLOUR (WHITE OR WHOLE WHEAT)</p> <p>2 TBSP BROWN SUGAR (OR WHITE)</p> <p>2 TBSP BAKING POWDER</p> <p>3/4 TSP SALT (LESS)</p> <p>3 EGGS</p> <p>1/4 CUP OIL<br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Mix oats and milk in a small bowl; set aside for about 5 minutes.</p> <p>Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. Blend well.</p> <p>Add eggs and oil to oats. Beat well.</p> <p>Combine all and beat well,</p> <p>Pour by 1/4 cupfuls on to heated griddle, cook and turn. (Make sure griddle is hot before starting.)</p> <p>Makes about 18 pancakes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2410#post-25801 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:09:49 +0000 SRD 25801@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>sounds fab. will try! (I presume that page 12 says something like 'melt over not in hot water'?) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2410#post-25793 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:57:29 +0000 chdot 25793@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>BROWNIES</p> <p>550 g (1 1/4 lb) plain chocolate<br /> 225 g (8 oz) butter<br /> 3 eggs<br /> 30 ml (2 tbsp) freshly made strong coffee<br /> 225 g (8 oz) caster sugar<br /> 75 g (3 oz) self-raising flour<br /> 2.5 ml (l/2 level tsp) salt<br /> 175 g (6 oz) walnut halves, chopped<br /> 5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla essence</p> <p>1 Grease and line a baking tin measuring 22X29.5 cm (8/2 X 11 1/2 inches) across the top and 19X26.5 cm {(71/2 X IO/2 inches) across the base.<br /> 2 Using a very sharp knife, roughly chop 225 g (8 oz) of the chocolate and set aside. Melt the remaining chocolate with the butter (see page 12) and leave to cool slightly.<br /> 3 Mix the eggs, coffee and sugar together in a large bowl, then gradually beat in the melted chocolate. Fold in the flour, salt, walnuts, vanilla essence and chopped chocolate, and pour into the prepared tin.<br /> 4 Bake in the oven at 190¬∞C (375¬∞F) mark 5 for 45 minutes or until just firm to the touch in the centre. Do not overcook or the soft, gooey texture will be ruined. Leave to cool in the tin.<br /> 5 When the cake is completely cold, turn it out on to a board and trim the edges. Cut into 24 squares. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2410#post-25743 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:45:36 +0000 ruggtomcat 25743@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I need a carrot cake recipe, a bucket of silicone and a brick. Then its ON! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2410#post-25724 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:33:26 +0000 kaputnik 25724@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Well you can always ask...<br /> </em></p> <p>I thought I just did? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2410#post-25705 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:40:32 +0000 chdot 25705@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Which talented bake-ist here is going to rise to the challenge of baking me a brick cake?"</p> <p>Well you can always ask... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2410#post-25704 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:37:53 +0000 kaputnik 25704@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Cake is much better than bricks. </em></p> <p>Which talented bake-ist here is going to rise to the challenge of baking me a brick cake? I think carrot cake would be ideal starting point, I'd like it frogged please, with "PRESTON GRANGE" stamped into it. Plenty of demonstration examples on my flick stream :) If you wanted to do a brick with a higher fireclay ratio in the mixture then you could use a regular sponge, perhaps with some sort of currants or chocolate chips to mimic the inclusions. You could stamp that one "NEWBATTLE". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2410#post-25682 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:20:29 +0000 cb 25682@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.cakes-you-can-bake.com/lego-brick-cake.html">Best of both worlds?</a></p> <p>It's got frogs on. (Actually, maybe it doesn't, who knows? I don't know. Don't know anything about bricks. Quite good at cakes (eating) though). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2410#post-25671 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:41:11 +0000 chdot 25671@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"May I nominate this as Quote of the Week?"</p> <p>Free country, but you might have to start new thread...</p> <p>"Cake is much better than bricks."</p> <p>I know that's perfectly correct but I prefer "Cake are much better than bricks."</p> <p>"Cakes are much better than bricks." is <em>too</em> correct. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2410#post-25668 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:19:09 +0000 Min 25668@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Cake is much better than bricks. "</p> <p>May I nominate this as Quote of the Week? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2410#post-25666 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 09:40:32 +0000 amir 25666@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cake is much better than bricks. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2410#post-25642 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:44:22 +0000 gembo 25642@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>bit of a competition at work amongst teh bakers at the moment - seeing who can perfect Nigella's crunchie and salted peanut dark chocolate tray cake. MMMMMMM </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2410#post-25639 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:31:52 +0000 SRD 25639@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I made this for an event in December and have been asked over and over for the recipe; I made a batch for a bake sale on the weekend and they sold out immediately! </p> <p>It is slightly adapted from this <a href="http://www.tidespoint.com/books/treasury_nfld_dishes.shtml">cookbook </a> which is one of those where people sent in their favourite recipes using the sponsor's ingredient.</p> <p>Newfoundland Date Squares</p> <p>filling:<br /> 2 cups (250 g) dates<br /> 1 cup (160 g) brown sugar (best with dark muscovado)<br /> 1 cup (237 ml) hot water<br /> optional - add 1 Tbs butter and juice of half a lemon</p> <p>Chop dates and cook with hot water and sugar until soft. Stir in butter and lemon juice until thick and smooth, let cool.</p> <p>crumb:<br /> 1 1/2 cups (190g) flour<br /> 1 1/2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda<br /> 1/2 tsp salt<br /> 1 1/2 cups (165 g) rolled oats (I use a mix of jumbo oats and oatmeal)<br /> 1 cup (160 g) brown sugar (again, I recommend muscovado)<br /> 3/4 cup (112 g) butter at room temperature</p> <p>Stir flour, soda and salt into large bowl. Stir in rolled oats and sugar. Rub in the butter until a coarse crumb is formed.</p> <p>Press half this mixture into a buttered 8inch x 12 inch pan (I use 9x9 inch), cover with date filling, then press remaining crumb on top.</p> <p>Bake at 375 F for 25 minutes. Cut into squares while hot. </p>