Posts Tagged “cake”
From BBC Food Try Delia’s delicious lemon cake recipe filled with homemade lemon curd. Equipment and preparation: You will need to grease two 18cm/7in sandwich tins 4cm/1½in deep, lined with baking parchment, also greased. Ingredients For the cake 1 lemon, zest only, grated 1 tbsp lemon juice 175g/6oz self-raising flour, sifted 1 level…
From Sainsbury’s A nutty cake with an almondy flavour, delicious with a cup of tea! Serves: 12 Preparation time: 45 Minutes Cooking time: 35 Minutes Cooling Time: 10 Ingredients 175g unsalted butter, softened 225g caster sugar 3 medium eggs 225g self-raising flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 50g shelled pistachios 50g ground almonds…
From BBC Food Try this recipe for an enriched yeasted cake, coloured a fabulous pink and adorned with fresh strawberries Ingredients For the cake 300ml/½ pint milk 1 vanilla pod, split in half, seeds scraped out 400g strong plain flour, plus extra for sprinkling 3 tsp dried yeast 3 tbsp soft brown sugar…
From Sainsbury’s This is a healthier version of traditional passion cake. Serves: 16 Preparation time: 20 Minutes Cooking time: 60 Minutes Ingredients 50g walnuts, chopped 2 small ripe bananas, mashed 50g soft light brown sugar 3 medium eggs, beaten 250g self raising wholemeal flour 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 2 teaspoons baking powder…
From Sainsbury’s A lovely moist banana cake for a special tea time. Serves: 4 Preparation time: 15 Minutes Cooking time: 25 Minutes Ingredients 125g soft margarine 4 tablespoons clear honey 2 ripe bananas, mashed plus 1 banana mashed with 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 medium size eggs 125g plain wholemeal flour 2 teaspoons…
Mincemeat and Cranberry Tart is a seasonal delight, although if you keep a stash of cranberries in the freezer and a jar of mincemeat in the larder then you can have this all year round. The base is a cross between a cake and a pastry and that makes this bake much more interesting. Recipe…
From Sainsbury’s Fun fairy cakes for the children to help bake. Serves: makes 12 Preparation time: 25 Minutes Cooking time: 15 Minutes Cooling Time: 10 Ingredients 100g softened butter 100g caster sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla essence 2 medium eggs, beaten 100g self-raising flour ½ teaspoon baking powder 100g icing sugar 1-2 tablespoons hot…
From Sainsbury’s A fairy cake sized Christmas Cake. Get creative and decorate as you like. Preparation time: 25 Minutes Cooking time: 45 Minutes Ingredients 500g Silver Spoon fondant icing 200g Billington’s dark muscovado sugar 175g butter 750g mixed dried fruit 2 teaspoons fresh ginger Zest and juice of 1 orange 85g pecan nuts…
From Sainsbury’s Enjoy this moist, rich cake topped with smooth chocolate and crispy sprinkles. Serves: 8 Preparation time: 20 Minutes Cooking time: 45 Minutes Ingredients 225g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing 225g caster sugar, plus 60g for the icing 4 medium eggs 225g self-raising flour 100ml milk, plus 1 tablespoon 1…
From Sainsbury’s Light and airy, yet decadently moist, this is a foolproof chocolate cake that everyone will love. Serves: 12 Preparation time: 25 Minutes Cooking time: 25 Minutes Ingredients 350g unsalted butter or margarine, softened 200g Fairtrade caster sugar 3 medium eggs, beaten 200g Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference extra fine sponge flour, sifted…
From BBC Food An easy to make tea-time treat, subtly spiced with the warming flavour of ginger. Perfect for the colder months. Ingredients 200g/7oz self-raising flour 200g/7oz sugar 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 55g/2oz margarine, plus extra for greasing 1 free-range egg, beaten 2 tbsp golden syrup 240ml/9fl oz…
From Sainsbury’s A traditional recipe, great served simply or decorated for a celebration. Serves: makes 1 cake 8 inches, 20cm Preparation time: 15 Minutes Cooking time: 25 Minutes Ingredients 175g margarine 175g caster sugar 3 medium size eggs, beaten 175g self-raising flour, sieved Strawberry jam or buttercream or lemon curd Icing sugar to…
From Sainsbury’s Serves: 10 Preparation time: 20 Minutes Cooking time: 20 Minutes Ingredients 175g butter, softened, plus butter for greasing 175g unrefined golden caster sugar 3 medium eggs, beaten 150g self-raising flour, sifted 25g cocoa powder 165g chocolate butter cream icing 165g vanilla butter cream icing Method Preheat the oven to 180°C,…
From Sainsbury’s A rich dessert of chocolate and cream. Serves: 8 Preparation time: 15 Minutes Cooking time: 30 Minutes Cooling Time: 15 Minutes Ingredients 250g Taste the Difference dark chocolate (minimum 50% cocoa solids), broken up 6 Sainsbury’s medium free-range eggs, separated 160g Sainsbury’s Fairtrade golden caster sugar 150ml double cream 1 teaspoon…
From BBC Food The smooth, creamy liqueur gives this celebration cheesecake the wow factor. Top with grated chocolate and a dusting of cocoa. Ingredients 100g/3½oz butter 250g/8¾oz digestive biscuits, crushed 600g/1lb 5oz Philadelphia cream cheese 25ml/1fl oz Baileys 100ml/3½oz icing sugar 300ml/10½oz double cream, whipped 100g/3½oz grated chocolate To garnish 200ml/7¼oz double…
From BBC Food Battenburg cake is a true classic for afternoon tea. The Hairy Bikers’ recipe makes it foolproof. Ingredients For the cake 175g/6oz softened butter, plus extra for greasing 175g/6oz golden caster sugar 3 free-range eggs 175g/6oz self-raising flour ½ tsp vanilla extract red food colouring paste For the covering 6…
From BBC Food A recipe for Pimms that will last beyond the summer. This easy pound cake enjoys a side order of boozy berries. Ingredients For the Pimms-soaked fruits 250ml/9fl oz Pimms or similar fruit ‘cup’ 1 vanilla pod, split 250g/9oz caster sugar 200g/7oz strawberries, hulled 3 kiwi fruit, peeled and thickly sliced…
From BBC Food Four easy steps to making the perfect treat for teatime. Serve with lashings of butter and jam. Ingredients 225g/8oz self-raising flour, sieved 110g/4oz (preferably Welsh) salted butter 1 egg handful of sultanas milk, if needed 85g/3oz caster sugar extra butter, for greasing Method Rub the fat into the sieved…
7-Minute Icing or frosting is a forgiving, snowy-white icing that will hold its shape for a long time without slumping. Yes, it does demand 7 minutes of beating, so an electric hand-whisk at the very least is essential. The ingredients are inexpensive and you will likely have them to hand; the corn syrup or liquid…
Eric Lanlard is a familiar face on TV (his Channel 4 series Glamour Puds was a sweet travelogue of patisseries) and he has a voice that reminds us of the reason that we, women at least, still feel that a French accent is charming and perhaps a little romantic. The reality is that you won’t…