Bero cook book

squeaky · 4 May 2005 at 1:51PM

Yes it is! Do you want the recipe?

System · 4 May 2005 at 2:10PM

squeaky wrote:

It's my very mostest bestest most usefullest yummiest cook book. It has all the basic baking and pastries recipes in it, handy temperature guide, weight conversions... and 85 pages full of waistline expanding goodies.

.. but does it tell you how not to burn things??? I can burn water.:o

squeaky · 4 May 2005 at 2:12PM

It tells you the right times and cooking temperatures if that's any help

We_Laugh_Indoors · 4 May 2005 at 2:51PM

my mum has one of the old Be-Ro books, i may have to get one for old times sake. i have used my mum's loads of times over the years as it has some great basic recipes.

nikkig_3 · 5 May 2005 at 8:45AM

Hi Squeeky, yes please the recipe would be lovely.
Thanks
Nikki

squeaky · 5 May 2005 at 10:53AM

Milk Chocolate Cake - from the Be-Ro Recipe Book

Ingredients:

200g 7oz Be-Ro Self Raising Flour
225g 8oz Caster Sugar
1 x 2.5ml spoon (1/2tsp) Salt
25g 1oz cocoa podwer (seived)
100g 4oz Margarine
2 medium Eggs
5 x 15ml spoon (5 tbsp) Evaporated Milk
5 x 15ml spoon (5 tbsp) Water
few drops Vanilla Essence

Instructions:

Heat oven to gas mark 4 - that's 180C or 350F

Grease two 20cm ( 8in ) tins (not loose bottomed as the mixture would run out)

Mix flour, sugar, salt and cocoa.

Rub in margarine.

Beat eggs with milk and stir them, with the essence and liquids into the dry ingredients and beat well.

Place mixture in the prepared tins and bake for about 30 - 35 minutes.

When cold, sandwich and top with Milk Chocolate Icing.

Milk Chocolate Icing:

Ingredients:

60g 2.5oz Margarine

15ml 1tbsp Cocoa Powder

250g 9oz Icing Sugar (sieved)

45ml 3tbsp Hot Milk

5ml 1tsp Vanilla essence

Instructions:

Melt margarine, blending in cocoa, then stir in icing sugar, milk, and essence.

Beat until smooth and thick.