Re: whats your fav cake to bake.......

I have two



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I never make the icing - too sweet

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Problem is home baking is just so tempting if I bake it I have to eat it so since the kids left home I bake very little and especially in lockdown.....i will bake again when they come for here for get togethers probably Lemon Drizzle cake which is a favourite.

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I am currently baking a couple of boiled cakes in the oven and the smell is lovely.

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Isn't that smell lovely indeed LT. Even nicer is when you open the oven door to fully release that lovely smell and see your cake[s] have risen perfecty.

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hi bruce they look nice,must admit i do like to make a nice carrot cake..

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must admit not heard of boiled cakes before

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Victoria Sponge Cake, preferably 40%.

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must admit not heard of boiled cakes before

Will post recipe soon, Cakeman. It is delicious with butter and can also be toasted.

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Boiled Cake

250ml (8 fl oz) water
900g (2 lb) dried mixed fruit
225g (8 oz) caster sugar
170g (6 oz) butter
230g (8 oz) plain flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon of mixed spice
2 eggs, beaten

Preheat the oven to 150 C / Gas mark 2.
Grease a 900g (2 lb) loaf tin, and line with baking parchment.
Combine the water, dried fruit, sugar and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to the boil, stirring occasionally, and boil gently for about 10 minutes.
Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spice into a large bowl. Pour in the boiled mixture, and stir until well blended.
Mix in the eggs.
Pour into the greased loaf tin.Bake for 90 minutes in the preheated oven, until a skewer or knife inserted into the top comes out clean.
Cool cake in the tin for at least 10 minutes before removing.

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L T. I bake these fruit loaves often, they are so easy to bake and turn out
very well , I use soft brown sugar . My daughter doesn't eat eggs, so I found a recipe for an eggless chocolate sponge, it's very nice and it stays soft and moist .