I like cake!

Made another one...

... but the base didn't rise in the centre and probably could have down with some more baking time, while at the same time the crumb topping was slightly overcooked. It was baked at about 170 degrees for 50 minutes or so.

Anyone have any ideas on what went wrong?

I was thinking for the next time maybe lowering the temperature a bit and leaving it in for longer and/or covering the top with tinfoil.

DreamC wrote: »

Happy Halloween! This cake I made yesterday for a party at my child's playschool.

So, DreamC, are you a patissier to the stars or royalty or something?

Love the Halloween cake!

Little Alex wrote: »

And how does one go about making this nyomageness?

Short version is - Shortcrust pastry base, Lemon curd filling and meringue topping.
Cheats tip - buy a ready made pastry case, jar of lemon curd and all you've to do is whip up your egg whites and sugar and bang in the oven, easy peasy nyomageness!! :P
Recipe on request!

Birthday cake for the young one, she wanted choc. eggs on top rather than orange segments. Recipe from Avoca book 1 choc. orange cake.

Someone stole one of the eggs before pic was taken, typical. I'm not very arty so just threw the eggs on. The cake was nummy though.



Going to try my hand at a hazelnut Vaccherin thingy (scuse spelling) this weekend.

star-pants wrote: »

This is the best idea, where did you source this star-pants? Or did you bake it yourself?!

Vodkat wrote: »

Brownie mosaic cheesecake goodness!!

Its a time consuming recipe... but god its good!

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1SYTKr/www.browneyedbaker.com/2008/10/11/brownie-mosaic-cheesecake/

Looks stunning. Definitely going to try that one.

kerash wrote: »

4 Cakes wot I made :P

Well done, kerash. They all look awesome (especially the carrot cake)!

Vodkat wrote: »

Brownie mosaic cheesecake goodness!!

Its a time consuming recipe... but god its good!

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1SYTKr/www.browneyedbaker.com/2008/10/11/brownie-mosaic-cheesecake/

I made this at the weekend and was very very nice
though some tips for people if they want to try it.

(I love cheesecake and have made it a good few times)

Instead of 3 packets of cream cheese, use 2 and 1 packet (300ml) of sour cream, this will make the cheesecake much lighter and tastes better (IMO) when baked.

Bake at a lower temperature for longer. I use 140c and turn off the oven and leave it there over night, produces a much tastier baked taste.

have a look here http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/recipes/article2582989.ece, I usually this as the chesecake base. and when I try this again, I will use GR rather than the above.

The brownie and chocolate layer are amazing

DreamC wrote: »

Mario and Yoshi birthday cake I made yesterday for my son's birthday party.

That's sooo much better than the supermarket bought one I got for my young ones birthday, I can't tell from the pic, did you make the characters or are they little figures?

Wow, they're excellent sometimes when I see pics of cakes esp. kids ones the characters don't look so great but those guys are fab. Love the Goombahs I think they're called. The wee brown guys.