Baking quick questions

twinkle_star_2

Hello all,

Does anyone know what this type of cake is called?

Individual tower/cone shaped sponge coated in a layer of jam and then a layer of coconut.

Maybe they don't have a name at all, but a friend of mine is convinced they exist! The closest I could find is a lamington but that's chocolate then coconut.

twinkle_star_2

Never mind we have discovered it. It's an English Madeleine for those who need to know.

zippychick

as you have your answer ive merged this with baking quick qs

ZIP

Aarons_mummy

I'm looking to have a practice run at strawberry tarts. I've had a look online and the recipes I've come across ask for strawberry jelly or making a clear glaze. I want to make them practically as exaxt as a shop replica with the red, sticky, strawberry glaze. Also one calls for soft cheese and icing sugar, I always thought the inside was cream of some sort, does anyone know if the cheese and icing method is the same as shop bought?

Does anyone have any tried and tested recipes that at least taste similar to shop bought ones?

Thanks in advance :T

angeltreats

The ones you buy in the shops/bakeries are filled with creme patissiere. Dead easy to make.Recipe here.

The glaze on top is probably either redcurrant jelly or mirror glaze. Mirror glaze is a professional product that costs a fortune Redcurrant jelly will do the job just fine, heat it in a saucepan and brush it on with a pastry brush.

meritaten

The glaze on top sounds awfully like 'quickgel'. very popular in the seventies for strawberry flan! I have no idea if you can still get it now. but it came in a powder in packets and sets really fast - I think within half hour. it does taste rather like a previous poster says about the professional product you get in bakeries.

mummyyof5

Quickgel is still avavilable in supermarkets on bakery section...strawberry and orange flavours x

Aarons_mummy

Thanks everyone! (Wish I had remembered to check this last night for when I was in Asda today). Will have a go and many thanks for the cream link

zippychick

ive merged this with our baking quick qs thread. Do report back on the tarts

BaileyB

Hi guys

Looking for a lemon buttercream filling.

Heard people say use lemon curd. Do you just use that will standard buttercream?

Also how much if so

thanks