Calling all bakers!!! CAKE EMERGENCY!!

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I'm making a mermaid cake for DD's birthday. I'm making 2 identical Madeira sponges. The first one, is ready to go in the oven but I've stupidly messed up the 2nd one. I whisked the flour in instead of folding it in. I've just realised and starting folding it in and I've added milk and got it to a nice consistency. Do I need to start the second sponge again? Please help!

Nah, it should be fine :)

I would have thought it will be absolutely fine

Bake it and see what happens... If it’s a fail, pour custard over it for a pudding.

Is this your second thread?

It should be fine!

It might now rise as much as the other one but it should be fine.

Put a bit of baking powder in. Not a lot because you need a dense sponge for carving it.

Sorry. Yes I did create another thread as I needed an urgent reply and panicked people wouldn't read the update!

Thanks all. I've popped it in the oven, let's hope for the best. If it turns into a decent cake I'll post a pic of the finished product. If you don't hear from me, you can assume it's ended in disaster and I've ended up with a Tesco cake

Ta da!!!

Amazing OP, well done!

well done - I always use an all in one method these days - chuck everything in the bowl and whisk lots - works fine

Thanks it turned out better than expected & DD liked it so I'm pleased

By 'eck that came out well!

That looks lovely. I once made a birthday cake that was supposed to be a fairy. My daughter loved it and said she'd always wanted a Bat cake

That’s a cake to be proud of. Well done!

I'm glad it turned out well

Oooh, that’s bloody gorgeous! Well done.

Thanks everyone. I'm so happy with it... might just have to bake more often!