What's your favourite cake recipe?

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Danny-Boy

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The Coast

• Apr 2, 2015

• #1

For my 4,500th post I'd thought I'd ask about my favourite subject. Cakes.

Last Saturday at a charity market (I think it was for the National Trust) I bought a cake with unknown contents, it only cost me £2 or so.

It turned out to be cooked with bananas and walnuts and was DELISH. Me and some mates scoffed it over the weekend.

Do other NSC'ers have their favourite cake recipes? Maybe Delia from Norwich could comment...

 

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Spanish Seagulls

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Ladbroke Grove

• Apr 2, 2015

• #2

My other half has really taken to baking of late and I am being spoilt (fattened up) Bakewell Tart is my current favourite, after some only to be expected mishaps she has happened upon the perfect Bakewell formula. Our kitchen is akin to an Alchemists after watching Bake Off at times whilst she goes through her baking phase, long may it continue!

 

The Merry Prankster

Pactum serva

Aug 19, 2006

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Shoreham Beach

• Apr 2, 2015

• #3

Depending on my mood - lemon drizzle or Dundee cake.

 

Prince Monolulu

Everything in Moderation

Oct 2, 2013

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The Race Hill

• Apr 2, 2015

• #4

Sardine and Peanut Butter. 'Andsome. Got a big portion in my rucksack for tomorrow's game.

 

Mackenzie

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Nov 7, 2003

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East Wales

• Apr 2, 2015

• #5

Welsh cakes, and a cup of tea.

 

El Sid

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West Sussex

• Apr 2, 2015

• #6

Bread pudding.

 

8ace

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Brighton

• Apr 2, 2015

• #7

Joss Ackland's spunky backpack

 

Worthingite

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Sep 16, 2011

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Worthing

• Apr 2, 2015

• #8

Banana loaf. Does that count?

 

16bha

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East Stand Upper & Worthing

• Apr 2, 2015

• #9

Worthingite said:

Banana loaf. Does that count?

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My wife makes these. I keep getting told off for throwing the brown squidgy bananas in the bin.

they taste great though!

 

SteveTheSeagull

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Feb 14, 2015

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• Apr 3, 2015

• #10

Vegan Crème de Menthe Brownies. Amazing.

 

spence

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Crawley

• Apr 3, 2015

• #11

The Merry Prankster said:

Depending on my mood - lemon drizzle or Dundee cake.

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Lemon drizzle is easy to make but lovely.

If i'm honest i never make cakes just buy them. Rather spend time preparing a good dinner.

 

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Tight shorts

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Sussex

• Apr 3, 2015

• #12

Vegan cakes are surprsingly good, must have a go at making one day. I echo the Lemon drizzle vote and also love carrot cake. I don't bother with shop bought cakes and not keen on cupcake fluff. I like cakes with stuff in them not on them.

 

jevs

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Mar 24, 2004

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Preston Rock Garden

• Apr 3, 2015

• #13

Chocolate chip brioche pudding.,,,

Put a layer of chocolate chip brioche in a shallow dish, add chunks of dark chocolate and blobs of apricot jam. Pour home made custard over.

Repeat a 2nd layer

Sprinkle with demerara sugar

Bake until custard is set

Voilla....a giant jaffa cake. Bloody lovely

 

Worthingite

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Sep 16, 2011

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Worthing

• Apr 3, 2015

• #14

jevs said:

Chocolate chip brioche pudding.,,,

Put a layer of chocolate chip brioche in a shallow dish, add chunks of dark chocolate and blobs of apricot jam. Pour home made custard over.

Repeat a 2nd layer

Sprinkle with demerara sugar

Bake until custard is set

Voilla....a giant jaffa cake. Bloody lovely

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I'm going to make that today. Co op have got chocolate chip brioche rolls on offer lol!!!!

 

Norman Potting

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Sussex, Sussex not by the sea and actually nearer

• Apr 3, 2015

• #15

spence said:

Lemon drizzle is easy to make but lovely.

If i'm honest i never make cakes just buy them. Rather spend time preparing a good dinner.

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Indeed it it, also Dorset apple tray bake cake for which we got the recipe off the BBC website. Oldest daughter loves baking an is always watching old "Bake Offs" on her iPad.

 

vegster

Sanity Clause

May 5, 2008

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• Apr 3, 2015

• #16

My favourite is Beetroot Brownies, its a Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall recipe, very yummy, either that or Millionaire's Shortbread.

 

Blue3

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Lancing

• Apr 3, 2015

• #17

Proper dark fruit cake

 

AmexRuislip

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Feb 2, 2014

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Ruislip

• Apr 3, 2015

• #18

My wifes chocolate & banana cake mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Eccles cake from a bakery in St Leonards.

 

jevs

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Mar 24, 2004

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Preston Rock Garden

• Apr 3, 2015

• #19

Worthingite said:

I'm going to make that today. Co op have got chocolate chip brioche rolls on offer lol!!!!

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A nice touch before you start with the brioche and custard is to lightly smear butter over the bottom and sides of the dish and then put demerara sugar in....enough to coat the butter all over...then remove excess. It gives a really nice crisp base and sides.

 

clippedgull

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Aug 11, 2003

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Near Ducks, Geese, and Seagulls

• Apr 3, 2015

• #20

Rock Cakes... nice and simple!