is home baking cheaper?

tigger200272

Sarahsaver wrote:

OMG do you have a pudding after every meal?
It is cheaper to home bake, i made a chocolate fridge cake, which if u bought it in a cafe it would often be £1 a slice. I made 10 portions. Jelly is cheap, as is economy custard in tins, and steamed pudding is a doddle. There's always fruit, we tend to have fruit after a meal most days. Pancakes are cheap too, and you can use butteres stale bread broken into pieces as a substitute for crumble topping.

Hi how do you make chocolate fridge cake sounds yummy

jobbingmusician

Chocolate Fridge Cake
Recipe courtesy Jamie Oliver

5 1/4 ounces (150 grams) digestive biscuits
3 1/2 ounces (100 grams) pecans
3 1/2 ounces (100 grams) pistachio nuts
10 glace cherries
2 ready made meringue nests, crumbled into small pieces
5 1/4 ounces (150 grams) butter
1 tablespoon golden syrup
7 ounces (200 grams) good quality chocolate
Cocoa powder, for dusting


Break the biscuits into small pieces directly into a large bowl. Add the pecans, pistachio nuts, cherries and bits of meringue. Put the rest of the ingredients, except the cocoa powder, into a bowl and put over a pan of simmering water on low heat to melt.

Mix the ingredients together and place in the container which acts as your mold. To help with turning out, line a 12 by 8-inch (30 by 20 centimeter) container with cling film, first leaving plenty of extra film at the edges to fold over the top.

Leave in the refrigerator to firm up then turn out and cut into chunky slices. This cake can be kept in an airtight container and actually improves after a couple of days. :rudolf:

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

cany-bird

Microwave puddings are great. Quick and cheap. Basic ingredients same as a Victoria sponge i.e. 4oz Self raising flour, 4oz sugar, 4 oz margarine and 2 eggs. You can adjust the quantities depending on how many you are catering for as long as you keep the ratios the same i.e. half # of eggs to other ingredients. Bung the whole lot into a food processor wizz until bound together (don't over mix as microwave causes mixture to rise dramatically & over beating will cause it to come over the top of the bowl whilst cooking) pour into a microwave bowl allowing space for it to rise. Microwave for about 3-4 mins depending on power. It should still look slightly 'wet' ontop. Leave to stand for 3 mins and it will finish cooking.

Add any extra ingredients e.g. sultanans, chocolate chips, coconut or put some jam in the base of the bowl.

Enjoy!

katiepops_2

I've got to disagree that home baking is cheaper ... my oldest has recently discovered a passion for baking, and he's costing me a fortune - we've gone through about 3 big bags of flour in the last six weeks, to say nothing of all the other stuff he's made me buy

His latest invention is Mince Pie Muffins ... he makes up a muffin mixture (I can't remember what's in it, sorry, but I can't find out if anyone really wants to know) then bungs a little mixture in the bottom of his paper muffin cases, puts a big dollop of mincemeat on top and then covers it with more mixture. I know they sound rather revolting, but actually they're rather yummy.

Kate

MuMu_4

My sister does a great pudding for her family. A cheap and quick Trifle (ish) she makes it for packed lunches if she has plastic pots with lids on. She always does individual ones (plastic yoghurt pots or just glasses for at home) but you could try making a big one.

Put a slice of Asda SP swiss roll in the bottom of the pot/glass, add some Asda SP tinned fruit cocktail and cover with Asda SP jelly.

As she uses it for packed lunches there is no custardy layer but you could add this or cream if you like

MuMu

rabialiones

Zziggi wrote:

this microwave pudding is EXCELLENT!! we tried this the other day with asda smartprice lemon curd inthe bottom and i did use lemon rind in the sponge mixture. it was absolutely divine!!

hiya, can someone help me , ive searched the board for this recipe but cannot find it. any ideas on its location
thanks!

squeaky

rabialiones wrote:

hiya, can someone help me , ive searched the board for this recipe but cannot find it. any ideas on its location
thanks!

It's in the Old Style Recipe Collection, listed under "Sweets"

Microwave sponge pudding


And the post below it is for microwave suet puds.

HTH

billieboy_2

katiepops wrote:

His latest invention is Mince Pie Muffins ... he makes up a muffin mixture (I can't remember what's in it, sorry, but I can't find out if anyone really wants to know) then bungs a little mixture in the bottom of his paper muffin cases, puts a big dollop of mincemeat on top and then covers it with more mixture. I know they sound rather revolting, but actually they're rather yummy.

Kate

I've just made my second batch of these little mince pie cakes (recipe courtesy of Good Food Magazine):

6oz self-raising flour; 4oz sugar; 1 tsp mixed spice; 6oz softened butter (or marg); 3 eggs; 2 tbsp milk; about 5oz mincemeat; icing sugar for dusting.

Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Line 12 bun tins with paper cases. Put all ingredients except mincemeat and icing sugar in bowl and beat for 2-3 mins until mixture is light and fluffy. Put a spoonful of cake mix in each case then a tsp of mincemeat (I used a half tsp in the second batch as the first lot was a bit sweet), cover the mincemeat with a spoonful of cake mix and smooth. Bake for 15-18 mins until golden brown and firm. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm or cold.

A nice alternative to mince pies. :xmassmile

cal

I bake this in a loaf tin and serve it sliced with custard.
Simply make a basic sponge mix, put a layer in the base of a lined loaf tin. Cover with a layer of mincemeat, then cover with remaining spoonge mix. Bake in moderate oven, for about 30-40 minutes. It is also nice cold with a cup of tea.

hex2

Popcorn is very cheap and easy and can be microwaved. My mother used to boil six spoons of white sugar and four spoons of water together in a saucepan to make a hard crack toffee sauce. Basically you boil it until it starts to change to a caramel colour, stir in the born and then pour over your popcorn. Otherwise just a sprinkle of sugar or cinnamon.
Flapjack is quick, cheap and easy if you stick to oats,white sugar, value butter and syrup. Can't find my recipe though. Very filling.
Coconut macaroons - beat 1 medium egg with 3oz sugar. Stir in 5oz dessicated coconut and mix well, Spoon heaped tablespoons onto baking parchment. 10 mins at 180.

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