The DFW baking and sweet treats club

wegle

Hello all!

Just a heads up for anyone that might be interested. GBBO is taking applications for next year's show!!

http://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/applications/

bess1234_2

Today needs a chocolate cake. There is nothing else in the world that will do- but yet again I have no eggs, so looked you up for the eggless cake- turns out I also had no oil, so used marg, only half the cocoa, so used half hot chocolate, and the oranges I wanted to use up, were dried shrivelled and a bit sour! :rotfl:

Think I'm scraping the (biscuit) barrel with this one, but she's gone in , fingers crossed. Buttercream hides a multitude of sins!

Ps the. Kit Kat cake amazed me- I just need to find a suitable occasion , and for that I will go to the shops and get the ingredients.

cottage_retreatist

Ooh bess! You gotta show us a picture of that one-did it come out good?

Baking is on the cards for me this weekend-finally replaced the mixing bowl on my stand mixer so I can make meringues which are my love!!!

It's an old ken wood mixer the family have had for years and I took over! But we lost the mixing bowl-until a few weeks ago I found it-being used by my grandmother-as a Plant pot on the windowsill!!!! Hahahaha! Needless to say I let her keep it and got a replacement online for 3 quid so no massive loss!!! Hehehehe!!!!

bess1234_2

It's a cake, but not as you'd know it ! :eek:

stoplurking

Morning all. I've just read this whole thread and I think you guys are amazing bakers! I love baking so I might have to see about taking some pictures and putting them on here. Today is the second of three Christmas cakes, always use Delia's recipe but this year 2 of the cakes will be gluten-free as both of my sons have girlfriends who are gluten free.

I'm also practising basic things like scones, never really got into the basics before. So far, so much better than bought, if a bit rough round the edges.

Stewby, I'm not stalking you, honestly, but you keep on amazing me with your new found money saving ways. If there is an award for Best New Moneysaver you are a dead cert to get it.

Bess1234- we NEED a picture. Happy baking everyone. Subscribed. X

stewby

so sad to see this on page four but I kinda have a recipe for you...

Golden syrup cookies.


http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/31880/golden-syrup-cookies.aspx

This is the recipe, however, I have made it and think it would taste just as yummy without the chocolate chunks. They are quite sweet.


I plan to try making them with caster sugar instead of brown sugar as I don't really buy brown sugar at all.
Using the measurements there (although I put in extra syrup), I managed to make about 30 biscuits.
:eek:

stiltoncheese

Subscribing so I can use previous recipes and hopefully add some of my own in future. Have just started maternity leave so am looking forward to being able to spend some time baking

strandedinaber

I think this may be my new favourite thread! Does anyone have any gluten free baking recommendations? I love baking (although I'm not terribly good; have perfected the Victoria Sponge and not much else) but am also having to go gluten free. And gluten free baking is definitely not MSE - far too many different types of flour required!

PositiveBalance

KolaKube wrote: »

Board hopping from MFW - today we made lemon drizzle cupcakes which have turned out lovely -

As a general rule, sponge is easy just weigh your eggs and use the same of butter / marg, caster sugar and flour (SR or plain with baking powder)

3 eggs (200g in my case)
200g caster sugar
200g butter / marg
200g SR flour
1 lemon (works well with a lime too, or an orange)
100g of sugar for the topping (doesn't really matter, we used granulated)

Cream together the butter and sugar, then mix in the eggs and flour and beat for a few mins until well mixed. Add the zest of your lemon.

Divide into baking cases (we used a muffin tray and muffin cases and got 12), bake for 12-15 mins until they spring back to the touch.

Whilst in the oven, make the drizzle by mixing the juice of the lemon with the extra sugar. Once they come out of oven drizzle on whilst hot.

Yum yum yum!

Edit temp 180 degrees xx

Thanks very much for this recipe. I used it today to make some lime drizzle muffins and they went down VERY well at my evening class! :cool:

They were even MSE as I had one and a half limes in the house and all the rest of the ingredients in as well. :T

PositiveBalance

I made some flapjacks with sultanas in two night ago.

They didn't look much, but they were yummy!