Delicious WEETABIX cake!

caravanlover

thanks v.lucky:beer:

Queen.Bess

Queen.Bess wrote:

I think I am going to give this a go! In another of OH's fads to find out his ideal breakfast, we have a small box of weetabix half eaten currently going to waste!! There is also 3/4 of a box of muesli going to waste, so any ideas will be appreciated!!

I'm not a sultana fan, so will try it with chocolate chips instead - hope it works out OK!

SUCCESS! Made my first weetabix cake this morning and it's come out lovely! I substituted the sultanas for chocolate and that worked really well. OH and I had no idea how it would turn out, but we had a slice each when it was still warm and it's so scrummy! The chocolate keeps it moist and I'm sure would be lovely with some cream or custard!

OH suggested putting chopped apple in the cake mix - what do people think? Have any of you tried other ingredients rather than the sultanas?

rosy

Have just eaten a toasted slice of the cake which I made with a mixture of sultanas, chopped dried apricots and chopped hazelnuts with no mixed spice ( TBH I forgot to put it in! ). Nicest version I have tried yet ( I also did one with a banana mixed in but prefer this). I think any combination of fruit/nuts made up to the cupful instead of the sultanas would work well. Am thinking of a dried fig / date /walnut combination next....

stellagypsy

I made one today with mashed bananas instead of sugar - it was lovely (I say "was" as it has all gone!!)

Regards, Stella xx

i_wanna_save_money!

I'm going to make this now but i don't have mixed spice do i have to put this in? will the taste be that much different?
Thanks

Queen.Bess

I don't know whether you must put some kind of spice into the mix, but I used a teaspoon of cinnamon instead and that gave it a nice taste.

tim_n

Mixed spice can be bought from most supermarkets (asian as well!) I use loads.

As mentioned you can replace it with cinamon or as I did last night cinamon and ginger = )

FZwanab

I made it and it was delicious. Only thing was I think my oven is useless it needed 1 hr and 15 mins and after 45 mins at gas 3 I changed it to gas 4. Anyone else with a gas oven, how long did it take you?

finc

stellagypsy wrote:

I made one today with mashed bananas instead of sugar - it was lovely (I say "was" as it has all gone!!)

Regards, Stella xx

How much banana did you add in place of the sugar? That's a great idea to make it a bit healthier!

rosy

FZwanab wrote:

I made it and it was delicious. Only thing was I think my oven is useless it needed 1 hr and 15 mins and after 45 mins at gas 3 I changed it to gas 4. Anyone else with a gas oven, how long did it take you?

My oven is electric ( a fan oven actually ) and pretty new but it also took about an hour and a quarter in mine and I put the heat up too - prob depends on individual ovens