Baked anything tasty lately?

SB_Part2 · 19-10-2016 3:41pm

Is anyone baking anything for Halloween? Looking for ideas.

dee_mc · 19-10-2016 9:06pm

SB_Part2 wrote: »

Is anyone baking anything for Halloween? Looking for ideas.

This is my go-to Halloween recipe. I up the pumpkin content to 3 cups (I just boil and puree the pumpkin) and it's absolutely delicious, so moist and yummy! Great with a cream cheese icing. http://southernfood.about.com/od/pumpkins/r/bl30212s.htm

StripedBoxers · 26-10-2016 9:56pm

I made this recently for a friends birthday, it went down a treat, there wasn't a bit left.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3092/ultimate-chocolate-cake

Absolutely delicious, I'm already looking for another occasion to make it.

Dizzyblonde · 26-10-2016 11:00pm

Ooh that looks amazing!

leahyl · 27-10-2016 1:56pm

StripedBoxers wrote: »

I made this recently for a friends birthday, it went down a treat, there wasn't a bit left.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3092/ultimate-chocolate-cake

Absolutely delicious, I'm already looking for another occasion to make it.

That's a fantastic recipe! Have made that a good few times now for people in work and was actually paid to make it!

tampopo · 28-10-2016 6:21pm

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

I made a rhubarb & custard cake this morning. It's cooling so I haven't tasted it yet.
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/10500/rhubarb-and-custard-cake
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I made this last week and it was a fabulous recipe. Scraped around for the last of the rhubarb in F&B. It was worth it. Can't wait for next year to make it again
Thanks Db.

Gloomtastic! · 28-10-2016 9:39pm

tampopo wrote: »

I made this last week and it was a fabulous recipe. Scraped around for the last of the rhubarb in F&B. It was worth it. Can't wait for next year to make it again
Thanks Db.

Made this a while ago and agree, cake stays moist for days and very tasty.

Lyra Fangs · 02-11-2016 7:25pm

Made some stuff for halloween for the guys in work

Edit: Can someone please tell me why my imgur link isn't working and the image doesn't show up??

Lady Haywire · 02-11-2016 7:30pm

Lyra Fangs wrote: »

Made some stuff for halloween for the guys in work

Edit: Can someone please tell me why my imgur link isn't working and the image doesn't show up??

You're using the direct link, trying to embed http://imgur.com/a/q6fAW, You need to use the link that ends in .jpg, or the one termed 'BB code' and inside the tags. Looks amazingly yummy btw!

Lyra Fangs · 02-11-2016 9:04pm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

You're using the direct link, trying to embed http://imgur.com/a/q6fAW, You need to use the link that ends in .jpg, or the one termed 'BB code' and inside the

Thank you!!

BuffyBot · 02-11-2016 9:49pm

Made the Christmas cake mix this evening, and it's looking good for baking in the morning

Musefan · 11-11-2016 3:28pm

Nadiya Hussain's Big Fat British Wedding Cake with a lemon buttercream icing.

BuffyBot · 19-11-2016 6:01pm

Decided to use up some of my over stock of Christmas cake ingredients today and made up a fruit cake loaf mix. Threw in some Chinese five spice powder in lieu of my regular spices and added some chopped dried apricots and pineapple into the mix. The batter was delicious..hopefully the cake will be it's equal

Car99 · 19-11-2016 6:03pm

Banana bread , can't go wrong and it tastes exquisite.

Shenshen · 19-11-2016 8:50pm

It's cold outside, christmas is approaching - The German in me decided that I had better start the baking. So today I've made Spitzbuben :

Next week, I'll make Vanillekipferl, then Husarenkrapfen, then... well, then I might need an insulin shot and maybe some counselling.

BuffyBot · 20-11-2016 6:24pm

Cake turned out OK, and can smell the five spice. Should taste good - don't think I'll bother icing it, and will just tuck in later :P

Musefan · 03-12-2016 10:52pm

Little Rugelach... Pecan, Walnut & Honey filled. Just heaven!

RentDayBlues · 03-12-2016 11:22pm

My Christmas cakes and some banana muffins!

Wellyd · 03-12-2016 11:26pm

Made this for my birthday cake! Looks a mess because I just slapped on different buttercream that I'd made a few days earlier but the 'galaxy' buttercream colour is a bit of a thing now. Well according to Pinterest! It was a white chocolate mud cake and it was honestly the tastiest thing I've ever baked! It was my first attempt at it so I was so thrilled! This was the recipe I used

https://www.nigella.com/recipes/members/oooolivoooos-white-chocolate-mud-cake

The Black Oil · 06-12-2016 10:23pm

Hazelnut sticks

dee_mc · 06-12-2016 10:25pm

What is a hazelnut stick? It looks like a lovely moist cake bar?

kylith · 08-12-2016 2:01pm

Was on holidays the last week and in need of a quick addition for a dinner party (hate going with hands hanging) I tore up some leftover croissants and pain au chocolat from breakfast, knocked up a custard, couple of teaspoons of cinnamon, bunged it in the oven, and the job was a good one. Happy hosts and guests.

Latatian · 08-12-2016 3:48pm

Made apple amber- bit of pastry, mixed an egg yolk with cooled cooked apples, topped with meringue from the egg white. Baked without the meringue until the apple and pastry were browned, then topped with meringue and put back in so that it was golden brown but still soft inside.

SB_Part2 · 08-12-2016 4:19pm

Latatian wrote: »

Made apple amber- bit of pastry, mixed an egg yolk with cooled cooked apples, topped with meringue from the egg white. Baked without the meringue until the apple and pastry were browned, then topped with meringue and put back in so that it was golden brown but still soft inside.

That sounds gorgeous. I might try making it. Have you got a recipe?

The Black Oil · 12-12-2016 9:57pm

dee_mc wrote: »

What is a hazelnut stick? It looks like a lovely moist cake bar?

Nah, not moist. More of a biscuit.

Latatian · 12-12-2016 11:11pm

SB_Part2 wrote: »

That sounds gorgeous. I might try making it. Have you got a recipe?

I didn't use a recipe. I just cooked 3 bramleys, put it on top of some shortcrust pastry, put an egg yolk into it and the juice of a lime. I baked it for 20 minutes. I mixed 1oz sugar with the egg white and put it on top and baked for another 10.

Okay, I put a 'meringue' into which I had forgotten to put sugar on it first, scraped that off after 10 minutes, baked for 10, then put the other meringue on top.
http://www.food.com/recipe/apple-amber-421308

Mystery Egg · 17-12-2016 12:07am

Well, I hope it's tasty!

RuckingSwimmer · 17-12-2016 1:07pm

Made some white chocolate and cranberry cookies for a Christmas staff meeting in work the other day. Used this recipe http://www.ilovecooking.ie/recipe/cranberry-white-chocolate-cookies/. Swapped out the egg for some Greek style natural yogurt as one of my colleagues is allergic to eggs.

sdp · 18-12-2016 6:08am

christmas cakes, 8 inch and 6 inch , peaks could have been better

Latatian · 18-12-2016 1:43pm

Dunno what you're talking about, those peaks look fabulous. I mean, eh, er, you make another one and I'll quietly dispose of that one.

Do exactly the same thing in blue and it's the most astonishing storm-tossed sea.

janmaree · 23-01-2017 2:50pm

Any "Blue Bloods" fans will have noticed the Reagans drooling over this cheesecake and so I downloaded the recipe kindly provided by the grandson of the original Junior, and made it yesterday. It takes a while to put together for the first time but well worth it. The base is a thin vanilla flavoured sponge cake with a very traditional filling (I added lemon zest, mainly because I had it in the fridge but also because I simply love vanilla and lemon together). It's truly delicious and already a bit of a mangled mess, so no photos, I keep stopping by to "tidy it up"

! I bake cheesecakes nowadays in a water bath, made easy by using a giant magic roasting bag....simples! I wish I'd taken a photo but I was so impatient, I dug into it while it was still warm. Shame on me.

Tree · 23-01-2017 10:17pm

Not baked, but amaretto fudge, dipped in dark chocolate.

The fudge was too soft as I didn't beat it enough, so the chocolate is for structural integrity. Super smooth buttery fudge, complemented by the dark chocolate.

tampopo · 07-02-2017 10:02pm

Sausage meat quiche with red pepper and topped with melted cheese.

and these, my first ever attempt. While the oven was on. Only had one egg, so halved the ingredients.

Gloomtastic! · 09-02-2017 6:33pm

A Seven Seed Plaited Bread

Lady Haywire · 09-02-2017 6:42pm

^^ Oh lawd....just hand me a lb of real butter please and leave us alone for an hour :pac:

irishmoss · 09-02-2017 6:45pm

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

A Seven Seed Plaited Bread

Ooh can you share the recipe please. Looks fantastic

Gloomtastic! · 09-02-2017 7:32pm

irishmoss wrote: »

Ooh can you share the recipe please. Looks fantastic

It was from a bag of eight (not 7!) grain strong flour mix I think I bought in Aldi.

700g Eight Grain Flour
15g salt
25g olive oil
15g dried yeast
430ml water

Mix flour and salt together in a mixing bowl then separately measure out water, add oil and yeast then leave for 10 mins to activate. Add to flour and with a dough hook mix on slow for 8-10 mins.

Leave to rise for 30-40mims

Knock back and separate into three equal pieces. Roll out to make three sausage-shapes about 30cm long.

Plait as you would hair tucking in each end under the loaf to make it neat.

Put plaited dough loaf on a floured baking tray and cover with cling film for an hour.

Remove cling film and place in a hot oven 220c fan for 30-40 mins.

Shenshen · 10-02-2017 8:48am

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

It was from a bag of eight (not 7!) grain strong flour mix I think I bought in Aldi.

700g Eight Grain Flour
15g salt
25g olive oil
15g dried yeast
430ml water

Mix flour and salt together in a mixing bowl then separately measure out water, add oil and yeast then leave for 10 mins to activate. Add to flour and with a dough hook mix on slow for 8-10 mins.

Leave to rise for 30-40mims

Knock back and separate into three equal pieces. Roll out to make three sausage-shapes about 30cm long.

Plait as you would hair tucking in each end under the loaf to make it neat.

Put plaited dough loaf on a floured baking tray and cover with cling film for an hour.

Remove cling film and place in a hot oven 220c fan for 30-40 mins.

I am SO going to try that this weekend! Thank you!

Dizzyblonde · 02-05-2017 1:11pm

I'm trying to get my baking mojo back, I haven't baked at all this year. So this morning I made a raisin and sultana sponge traybake. It's too hot to cut yet but I'm enjoying the smell

leahyl · 02-05-2017 3:21pm

Really want to get back into baking too but every time I do I just end up eating it all :rolleyes:

I have a wedding on the 1st June so maybe after that I can get back into it again....for the moment, I have to watch it :P

Looking at this thread is really helping though :pac:

angeldelight · 02-05-2017 5:39pm

Lemon drizzle cake with lemon curd fresh cream and raspberries. The first thing I've baked in months

Musefan · 02-05-2017 6:51pm

Lemon curd and vanilla sponge cake with buttercream.

shootermacg · 02-05-2017 9:52pm

Musefan wrote: »

Lemon curd and vanilla sponge cake with buttercream.

Right! :mad: Thats it! :mad: I've had enough of this thread! :mad: I'm taking up baking! :mad:

Dizzyblonde · 03-06-2017 7:33pm

I made three rhubarb & strawberry crumble tarts today. One to eat, one to freeze and one to give away.

StripedBoxers · 03-06-2017 7:47pm

They look amazing DB.

I'll send you my address for the one your giving away :P

Shenshen · 04-06-2017 6:29pm

I had promised my husband, so I made snow cake. Something his dd had come up with years ago. Essentially a victoria sandwich, only instead of strawberries and cream it's filled with jam (mango and pineapple this time) and covered in coconut butter cream and sprinkled with desiccated coconut to make it look like snow. I'm not the biggest fan of butter cream myself, but I kept it thin so it's actually pretty edible.

tampopo · 06-06-2017 8:35pm

I made the rhubarb and custard cake at the weekend. Dizzyblond's recipe (via the BBC)?

Dizzyblonde · 07-06-2017 1:10pm

It's delicious isn't it? I don't actually use a recipe apart from the crumble topping which is an old Odlums one, but I'll have a look at the BBC one

leahyl · 07-06-2017 2:43pm

I made a Victoria Sandwich and blueberry muffins at the weekend, first time baking in ages

Mystery Egg · 09-06-2017 7:55am

Shenshen wrote: »

I had promised my husband, so I made snow cake. Something his dd had come up with years ago. Essentially a victoria sandwich, only instead of strawberries and cream it's filled with jam (mango and pineapple this time) and covered in coconut butter cream and sprinkled with desiccated coconut to make it look like snow. I'm not the biggest fan of butter cream myself, but I kept it thin so it's actually pretty edible.

Could I have the recipe for this please?

Baked anything tasty lately?

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