In the Baking
Bible, you don’t get pictures of all the bakes which I think is a shame, but
for this cake there is a lovely photo – I always like a photo as it gives me an
idea what we should be aiming for.
First things first lining the tin…..
Oh no! The
recipe calls for an all-in-one method, but as you all know by now, we can’t do
that due to technical difficulties/injuries/lack of muscles. My lovely hubby
has promised me a mixer, and Im currently weighing up my options – I would
really like a Kitchen Aid, but my dilemma is which colour do I go for? Im leaning towards the
hot pinks or pale pinks or mellow yellow or pale blue or or or or – too many
choices for me, so it could take some time to arrive. There is only one thing
for it............. sorry Mary babes, but we are changing your method again – does it
really make any difference? I think I will Google it to find out! 
The big
difference today with our baking was that Charlie really wanted very little
help. I sat like lady Muck on my chair and “directed” her thru the
process. I have to be honest, I was
sitting on my hands and was itching to interfere, but she was adamant
that this was her cake and she could do it – hands off mummy! She is very confident and not always in a
good way, sometimes rushing each step, but I guess she is learning. This cake takes 1- 11/2 hours baking at 160, after an hour I realised that Charlie hadn’t set the temperature correctly, so it had an hour at 175 – now this really does make a difference! So a little well done around the edges, but I trimmed that off before we frosted the cake.
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| very wobbley layers |
The one
thing Charlie let me do was cut the cake into 3. I don’t have a cake cutter, and think I need to invest in one –
needless to say, I made a bit of a hash of it, ooops – Charlie wasn’t
impressed. She covered the layers in
the cream and put them back together. I
helped smooth the cream on the sides and she finished with the orange zest which
I had cut. Charlie said it tasted really
nice, Georgia spat it out with a very descriptive yuuuuuk, I however, don’t
know what it tastes like so I can’t tell you – but it smelled very
Mapley so I probably wouldn’t
of liked it either.  |
| looks a bit like it should |
I love maple syrup so this is right up m street. Looks great . We've had a red, a white and now a black Kitchen Aid but there are of many to choose from these days. Hope skiing goes well next week.
ReplyDeletesame here re the maple syrup! I wish i'd asked for a kitchen Aid on my wedding list rather than a kenwood but having recieved such an expensive present I think I should stick with it. I can't beleive you've been doing all this baking without a mixer! Looking forward to the next cake
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