To pelt my cakes at this mum's head in the playground this afternoon? <fume>

I am going to give them a go as well SDTG. :)

Dh didn't let me punch any cakes or write rude words in the herb section the po-faced killjoy. But he's bought me a 'normous easter egg, so I may have to forgive him.

I watched the GBBO Easter masterclass yesterday, and I have bought the ingredients to make hot cross bums. We will see how they turn out.

Loving this thread. I am crap at baking, even cornflake cakes are beyond me. I do love a lemony lemon drizzle cake though..

Stopped off in Greggs for some hot cross buns earlier (sold out obviously) so bought some cornflake nests and lardy cake. Didnt punch cakes (all sensibly behind counter) Felt like punching the spotty sales chap though when he failed to give me my change

I went to Waitrose this morning specifically to get the stuff. The girl on the checkout said "Rice Krispie cakes?" when she put my shopping (literally just chocolate, Rice Krispies, Mini Eggs) through.

I should have said, "Naaaah. Lemon drizzle."

I did not punch any cakes because the staff in Waitrose are always really nice to me.

At 1300 I suggested to DH that I could have a go at a lemon drizzle cake as inspired by Justin's House Fizzle drizzle cake with DD1. I ended up MNetting instead and am now too terrified to make a LDC, possibly ever. Instead I will put the lemon to good use in a G&T.

Aby just melt the chocolate very carefully in the microwave.
A half pound bar takes about 45 seconds - do it for 30 and have a look, prod it a bit with a wooden spoon, and see how melty it is. If it needs it, give it another 10 or 15 seconds.
I used to make huge batches of chocolate willies for prizes for the games at Ann Summers parties, and even have a large willy mould that will hold a full half pound of chocolate and make a willy of suitable size and density to bludgeon enemies cakes to death with [bugrin]

dark chocolate - check
cornflakes - check
syrup - check
Mini eggs - NONE IN THE SHOP! And DH has the car. I will have to bribe DS to go to town on his bike to get some. The woman in the shop suggested topping them with jelly beans. JELLY BEANS?! What is the world coming to!

Ooh I wrote TITS in the herbs in Morrisons when I was with DD1. I was taught this noble pursuit by my dad, who loves to write swears in the aisles :)
I too have bought cornflake nest ingredients due to this thread. Now I have to suffer the pleasure of having the kids 'help' me...

Ha Ha Dee, by the time it gets there, it might actually be a soggy mess!

*everybody

See now Quint, i reckon you need to send some to me to prove your theory that eerybody loves it

Clearly the CHAIR had NOT private messaged her saying "oh you MUST bring your lemon drizzle", then.

I make the BEST lemon drizzle. Light and fluffy and lemony, with syrup on top, with large sugar granules. And a light drizzle of icing when it has cooled.

Hear that LDC woman? Not soggy, but light and fluffy and everybody blardy loves it.

Brilliant thread but now I'm afraid to make Lemon Drizzle Cake. Whenever I make mine, it always goes before I have a chance to eat any!

for the most entertaining thread I have ever read!

I was moaning like fuck about the fact I have to go to Tesco later but am now really excited about the thought of cake punching & writing rude words in the 'erb section.

PMSL this thread brings back so many memories.
In an old job of mine (nanny) the kids went to a school that had a cake sale EVERY FUCKING WEEK! no shop bought allowed and crispy cakes and the likes were looked down on.

belle funny I've had a very similar experience after using the Mary Berry recipie one of the kids loved it (she doesn't usually like cake) her mum was convinced I didn't give her the real recipie I must have missed something out.

Has anyone seen the new Anchor butter billboard ad- lemon drizzle cake! Made me chuckle

Krispie cakes: DONE.

I love this thread!

Am aghast at the thought of all those damaged cakes though! On the plus side, if i see lots of them in the discounted bit in my local Tesco i'll know why...

SDTG - a man after my own heart. I usually write BOTTOM so it is child-friendly ::polishes halo::

[bugrin]
just because...

I've been seeing secret hints towards MN everywhere now. 2 people mentioned that they were going to have lemon drizzle cake this weekend and the lady on the checkout gave me a very knowing look when I bought shredded wheat and mini eggs yesterday!

I have been calling the DCs the "kiddlies" all morning then nearly weeping with laughter.

My DH thinks I am disturbed.

I have just told ds1 about cake punching and trifle shaking, and he looked like this . However, he did tell me about a different game, which you can play in Tesco with their own-brand spices and herbs. They have the initial letter of the spice name on the jar, and you can use them to spell out rude words.

I am off to Tesco with dh to do the weekly shop. I wonder if I will be able to get away with punching a cake, or whether he will stop me the spoilsport.

Excellent work ( goes off to kick a cupcake )