Mmmmm, cake (for bloke!)

mrbadexample

:think: the melted chocolate / water mix isn't exactly smooth.....it that a problem?

Rikki

mrbadexample wrote:

I've just got the whisk going. I had to do the wooden spoon thing first, coz even I'm not daft enough to stick an electric whisk into a solid lump of butter and expect stuff not to go everywhere.

Anyway, I'm just about to start adding eggs and things. What I need to know, is anything time-critical from here on in? I mean if I get it all together and then start messing about with greaseproof paper etc., will it be ok? Or should I get all that ready before I go any further?

Greaseproof first.

Rikki

mrbadexample wrote:

:think: the melted chocolate / water mix isn't exactly smooth.....it that a problem?

:eek: it will mix together eventually. I hope.:)

Nelski

mrbadexample wrote:

:think: the melted chocolate / water mix isn't exactly smooth.....it that a problem?

nah chuck it in:D

newleaf

Mr be, this is the order of service for cake bakery:
1. Assemble ingredients.
2. Bring butter and eggs to room temperature.
3. whilst waiting for butter to soften, prepare your baking tins and oven - ie: grease & line tins, get the shelf in the right place and switch on at the required temperature to preheat.
4. Prepare cake mix and spoon into tins.
5. Put tins in oven and set timer. Do NOT open oven before timer goes off.
6. Allow cake to cool slightly in tin before removing and placing on a rack to cool completely.
7. Whilst cake is cooling, prepare frosting and filling.
8. Do NOT be blinded by lust for cake, which by now should be smelling pretty darn good. This will cause you to apply frosting before cake is cool enough, and will result in disaster.
9. sandwich cake together with filling and apply frosting artfully to top.
10. Enjoy.

Rikki

Just remember where this all started.HERE

and all because

OF THIS

mrbadexample

Rikki wrote:

Just remember where this all started.HERE

and all because

OF THIS

I know, I know! Talk about pressure....:eek:

aurora_borealis_2

mrbadexample wrote:

I know, I know! Talk about pressure....:eek:

It's like preparing for a dinner party with 500,000 people watching :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

... rather you than me

I'm making boiled ham and colcannon for lunch but I'm not taking pics :eek:

Rikki

I having Roast Beef with all the trimmings and Homemade Orange Cheesecake for desert.:drool:

newleaf

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