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over a year ago
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Got my daughter tonight while her mum is out
She's 10 and wants ta make some cakes
Haven't made cakes fa years and kinda lookin forward too it
So anyone in the Cheshire area if ya smell burning it's probably the cakes xx  |
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"Got my daughter tonight while her mum is out
She's 10 and wants ta make some cakes
Haven't made cakes fa years and kinda lookin forward too it
So anyone in the Cheshire area if ya smell burning it's probably the cakes xx "
have fire extinguisher at the ready  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Got my daughter tonight while her mum is out
She's 10 and wants ta make some cakes
Haven't made cakes fa years and kinda lookin forward too it
So anyone in the Cheshire area if ya smell burning it's probably the cakes xx "
Have you got an adult to supervise you  |
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"Got my daughter tonight while her mum is out
She's 10 and wants ta make some cakes
Haven't made cakes fa years and kinda lookin forward too it
So anyone in the Cheshire area if ya smell burning it's probably the cakes xx
Have you got an adult to supervise you "
Ahh come on PP that aint nice, the 10yr old daughter will be supervising |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Got my daughter tonight while her mum is out
She's 10 and wants ta make some cakes
Haven't made cakes fa years and kinda lookin forward too it
So anyone in the Cheshire area if ya smell burning it's probably the cakes xx
Have you got an adult to supervise you "
Yeah next door neighbour is popping in ta check xx  |
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"Got my daughter tonight while her mum is out
She's 10 and wants ta make some cakes
Haven't made cakes fa years and kinda lookin forward too it
So anyone in the Cheshire area if ya smell burning it's probably the cakes xx "
Make rock buns, then however they turn out u can say thats what they were meant to look like  |
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Instant cake mixes, cheap ones generally good enough and fast to do, but youngsters still get the satisfaction of baking.
Started practicing for when I have my daughter over (only a couple of times a year - flight from US cost a lot) and now hooked on baking. |
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By *r ManxMan
over a year ago
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this is easy
LEAMON DRIZZEL CAKE
INGREDIENTS
2 SMALL UNWAXED LEMONS WELL SCRUBBED
175G GRANULATED SUGAR
100G GRANULATED SUGAR (FOR THE DRIZZEL)
175G UNSALTED BUTTER SOFTENED, PLUS EXTRA FOR GREASING THE TIN
200G SELF-RAISING FLOUR
½ TEASPOON BAKING POWDER
3 LARGE FREE-RANGE EGGS
METHOD
PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 180 oC/ GAS 4
LINE THE BASE OF 900G (2LB) NON –STICK LOAF TIN WITH BAKING PARCHMENT AND BUTTER THE TIN WELL.
FINELY GRATE THE ZEST OF THE LEMONS.
PUT 175G OF THE SUGAR IN A FOOD PROCESSOR WITH THE BUTTER, FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, EGGS AND LEMON ZEST THEN BLEND ON THE PULSE SETTING UNTIL THE MIXTURE IS JUST COMBINED AND HAS A THICK, SMOOTH TEXTURE.
SPOON THE CAKE BATTER INTO THE PREPARED TIN AND LEVEL THE SURFACE.
BAKE FOR 35 MINUTES OR UNTIL WELL RISEN AND PALE GOLDEN BROWN.
REMOVE FROM THE OVEN IN THE TIN FOR 5 MINUTES.
SQUEEZE ONE OF THE LEMONS TO GET ABOUT 3 TABEL SPOONS OF JUICE AND MIX WITH 100G OF GRANULATED SUGAR
TURN THE CAKE OUT ONTO A WIRE RACK SET ABOVE A TRAY OR PLATE
REMOVE THE BAKING PARCHMENT AND GENTLY TURN THE CAKE THE RIGHT WAY UP.
MAKE ABOUT 50 DEEP HOLES IN THE TOP OF THE CAKE WITH A SKEWER.
SLOWLY AND GRADALLY, SPOON OVER HALF THE LEMON SUGAR, ALLOWING IT TO THOROUGHLY COAT THE TOP OF THE CAKE AND DRIZZLE DOWN THE SIDES LEAVE TO STAND FOR 5 MINNUTES , THEN DO THE SAME WITH THE REMAINNING LEMON SUGAR. LEAVE TO SET FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR OR UNTIL THE SUGAR AND LEMON HAS CRYSTALLISED SERVE THE CAKE IN THICK SLICES WITH A NICE CUP OF TEA
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