The Cake of Obscenity

29.03.10 | Posted in Bake by Jessie / 4 Comments >

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I can’t really claim credit for this little beauty; the recipe comes from a friend of mine. But I can say that every time I make it, the feedback is so joyous and effusive that I’ve started fancying myself as the original domestic goddess. Take a hike, Nigella. It’s a sloppy, chuck-it-all-in kind of recipe, so it’s great for kids and the culinarily challenged. Don’t think ‘culinarily’ is a real word, but it should be.

It’s is called The Cake of Obscenity because it’s full of fat and sugar and all the naughty things that taste nice. A little bit of what you fancy and all that… Anyhow, if you bake it and enjoy it, let me know and I’ll post another recipe. Cheers, Jess x

Sunday People fill their cake-holes

For the cake mix:
3 bananas – the mushier the better. I used an entirely soft, black-skinned banana in the last cake, and the flavour was immense.
300g self-raising flour
150g soft butter. Make sure it’s soft. It’s a total pain trying to mix hard butter, and you’ll end up with lumps.
130g –150g Demerara sugar, depending on how sweet your tooth
2 medium eggies
2tsp lemon juice
2tbsp oil (plain vegetable or light olive oil will do fine)

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Coffee and walnut cake

08.12.09 | Posted in Bake by Chris / 1 Comment >

Weirdly, very nice with a cup of tea

Ingredients
400g butter
175g golden caster sugar
120g chopped walnuts
3 large eggs
175g self-raising flour
1 tbsp baking powder
3 tbsp instant coffee granules
400g icing sugar

You will also need two 21cm loose-bottomed sponge tins, lined with greaseproof paper, and an oven preheated to 180°C/gas mark 4.

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Chewy flapjacks

22.11.09 | Posted in Bake by Chris / No Comments >

Flapjack

All the oats in flapjacks must surely make them a health food.

Ingredients
125g big oats
125g little oats
150g margarine
75g golden syrup
75g caster sugar

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Cranberry banana bread

14.02.09 | Posted in Bake by Chris / No Comments >

Cranberry_Banana_bread

This is one of our favourites from Steve’s mum. Tart cranberries work brilliantly with the sweetness of the bananas. Apparently it can be served toasted but ours has never hung around long enough for us to be able to confirm this.

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