How to make Birthday (and other celebration) Cakes!

Penelope_Penguin

Paulie'sGirl wrote: »

It went down a storm

Thanks again for all your help, it made their day!

PGxx

Great :T I'll add this to the existing thread on celebration cakes, to keep ideas together.

Penny. x

Femme456

for a 7th birthday cake, got lots of eggs and all other ingredients luckily. Anyone got a nice recipe that a 7 year old will like? She doesnt like chocolate cake :eek:

Penelope_Penguin

Femme456 wrote: »

for a 7th birthday cake, got lots of eggs and all other ingredients luckily. Anyone got a nice recipe that a 7 year old will like? She doesnt like chocolate cake :eek:

Is there anything in this thread on celebration cakes I'll merge this later to keep ideas together.

If you have a specific cake you'd like, shout up and I'll see if I can find one

minimacka

I want to make a 7" square sponge cake so that i can cut it up to make a postman pat van. I have a receipe that came with the book but when i tried it, it told me to cook it for 1.5 - 1.75 hours which after 1 hour was slightly burnt on the bottom and had spilled out over the sides so can anyone help me with a recipe that would be suitable. I need a dense cake i think so that it can hold the fondant icing that i am going to put on the top.
MM

horsechestnut

4 Large Eggs
8oz Sugar
8oz Margarine
12oz Self Raising Flour (you can use 16oz (1Pound) if you want a really firm cake.)
Water- enough to make the mixture a "soft" consistency. (Don't use milk it can make a sponge cake "heavy")

Oven 170o/ Gas 3

Line the tin with greaseproof paper.
Only fill the tin 2/3 full, to allow for rising.
Check after 40 mins, but it may take an hour. If it starts to brown too much then cover the top of the cake with doubled greaseproof paper.
All ovens vary, so don't worry if it takes longer than you think it should.

stardrops42

Hi minimacka

I've left you a reply on the homemade cakes thread;)

Vaila

delia smiths complete cookery course has quite a few basic sponge recipes, all of which ive had good results from

zippychick

I've merged this with the celebration cakes thread so you can see the other recipes

thanks
Pop a pic up when it's done , it sounds fab!:j:j:j

conradmum

Can anyone suggest a cake I can bake for our office raffle next week?
I wanted to make something that would keep until Christmas and hopefully mature in time for then too. It's too late for a traditional Christmas cake and a Yule Log would be need to be eaten in a couple of days.
I'm a fairly handy cake baker so fancy cake suggestions are fine, even preferred as I'd like to bake something a little special as it's to be a prize.

Butterfly_Brain

Try this one from delia
http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/cuisine/european/english/last-minute-brandied-christmas-cake.html