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Award winning loaf cake recipe?!

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DunderMifflin · 22/05/2011 20:30

There's a cake competition at my DD's school fair that I'd like to enter but I only have a loaf tin - anyone know of a lovely loaf cake recipe?!

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5318008 · 22/05/2011 20:33

you must make Marslady's LDC

how big is your loaf tin? you might need to scale down

LakeFlyPie · 22/05/2011 20:35

Watching with interest DS has requested a fire engine cake for his 3rd bday next week

Xiaoxiong · 22/05/2011 20:39

Yes I have a great one - can't vouch for it being award winning but everyone in my office loves it! It's a lemon yoghurt cake and you can swap out different kinds of fruits and things to customise it to your taste. Because it uses yoghurt rather than butter the texture is gorgeous and silky and really moist without being at all heavy.

I first came across it in a Barefoot Contessa book and have since found a number of suggested variations here (the recipe's there too) to make it more impressive for your competition (eg. use blood orange instead of lemon, add raspberries, make a glaze with lemon juice mixed with powdered sugar, etc) The last time I made it with lime juice and raspberries and it was a big hit.

I can convert it into metric for you if you like, since I make it all the time.

DunderMifflin · 22/05/2011 20:41

Oooh! Just thought - I've got a brownie tin (that's what I call it! Like a small roasting tin) that's about 20cm x 25cm - do you think that would that work for Marslady's LDC?

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DunderMifflin · 22/05/2011 20:43

Tyelperion - that recipe looks fab - I'd love it in metric, if you don't mind.

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Tillyscoutsmum · 22/05/2011 20:48

Marslady's lemon drizzle is gorgeous. I also get really good comment on Rachel Allen's Carrot Cake recipe

geordieminx · 22/05/2011 20:48

Anthony worrall thompson's triple chocolate brownies are divine! Don't overcook them... Best a wee bit undercooked, and then refridgerate to "set" I don't put nuts in them though.

DunderMifflin · 22/05/2011 20:58

Carrot Cake - hmmmmmmmmmmm! And the topping will cover any dodgy bits, thanks tillyscoutsmum!

I was thinking of something like brownies, geordie, but think a whole cake will look more accomplished than littlies! You can tell I've put a lot of thought into this!! Grin

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Tillyscoutsmum · 22/05/2011 21:15

Its really very yummy. Ime, the recipe makes waaay too much topping and the addition of chopped pecans is lovely

Xiaoxiong · 23/05/2011 16:05

Yep, here it is in metric:

180g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
240ml plain whole-milk yogurt
200g caster sugar
3 large or very large or 4 medium eggs
2 tsp grated lemon zest (approx 2 lemons' worth)
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
120ml vegetable oil
225g fruit (if adding), eg. raspberries, blueberries or blackberries, fresh rinsed or thawed from frozen, and mixed with 1 Tbsp flour (to stop it sinking in the cake)

Follow the instructions here - basically just mix all dry ingredients, all wet ingredients and then whisk dry into wet, add the fruit, bung into greased and floured pan with some parchment paper on the bottom to make sure it stays together for your award ceremony, and bake at 180c/gas 4 for 50 min (though I have a lazy oven so usually have to bake at gas 5 at least an hour or more).

Once a tester comes out clean, take out of the oven and cool 10 minutes in the tin. Dissolve 1 Tbsp sugar in 80ml freshly squeezed lemon juice and pour over the cake while still warm (get it to soak into all the cracks).

If you also want a nice glaze, mix 2 Tbsp lemon juice + 100g confectioners' sugar with a whisk until smooth, pour over the cake and let it drizzle down the sides. It should set a bit as it cools.

DunderMifflin · 23/05/2011 18:40

Thanks!

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prolificwillybreeder · 24/05/2011 17:48

Tyelperion- silly question, can you taste the yogurt? Do you think Goat's milk yogurt would be ok? Many thanks for the recipe, it looks grand!

Xiaoxiong · 25/05/2011 15:17

No, the yogurt just makes it really moist and gives it a tiny bit of a tangy edge to curb the sweetness. I've never tried it but I bet goat's milk yogurt would work fine.

prolificwillybreeder · 25/05/2011 16:38

Great, thank you. Will be making this over the weekend :)

IslaValargeone · 25/05/2011 16:41

Another vote for the lemon drizzle by marslady. I am a crap cake maker but it's very easy and divine tasting.

NettoSuperstar · 25/05/2011 16:42

I can also vouch for Marslady's LDC, it's delish.

Can you not buy a couple of cake tins?

If you can then I suggest this choolate fudge cake

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