Cake - recipes and opinions

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First, at the request of @Slothtoes on another thread, a link to a recipe for the apple version of Welsh cakes.

https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/513058#?xywh=-348%2C51%2C695%2C731

@RaraRachael

Can you take a picture of the recipe? I'm not near a Tesco

Is it this one, it looks amazing

https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/pink-lemonade-loaf-cake.html

That does look great

This is great. British Rail gingerbread. Recipe from an old cookery book called Recipes from The Place Below, which was a restaurant in the crypt of St Mary Le Bow Church on Cheapside (sadly gone now).

I've found my people!

Nigella's banana loaf recipe from domestic goddess has rum soaked raisins in it. It's ok.

Sarah's slice is a great baking blog, all of her recipes I've tried have turned out well.

I can't cope with recipes where the ingredients must be weighed. There's a lot to be said for the US "cup" measures, so bloody easy and everything I've done using them has turned out great.

I use the easy banana bread recipe above, but the US version from YouTube, and throw in ground up walnuts if I have any. I eat half though before I have to freeze the other half to keep temptation away. Fab spread with Kerrygold or Lurpak, which is probably sacrilege.

@IcakethereforeIam yes that's the one. I was a bit dubious as the marbling looked complicated but it wasnt.

This is an excellent banana bread recipe. It's quite old so all in Imperial measurements, but easily converted.

Makes two small loaves or one big one. Tins need to be lined.

Preheat oven to 190C.

Beat together all the following - I use my trusty hand-held electric mixer and a large bowl.
4 ozs butter, at room temperature
7ozs soft brown sugar (e.g. Muscovado)
2 eggs
2 ripe bananas, mashed (I often add more if they need using up)
Lemon juice (something like juice of half a lemon, add more for more bananas)
8 ozs plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
Half a tsp of salt (I usually forget to add this)

Once well mixed, you can add one or more of the following:
Raisins or sultanas
I usually add some chopped walnuts if I have them to hand.
Never tried this with chocolate chips, but that could work.

Fill the tins and bake for at least 30 minutes (small loaves). Should be done in 40 minutes. One big loaf (2lb tin) would take a bit longer. Keeps well for a few days in an airtight container. Freezes extremely well.

My sort of board!

My favourite cake is John Whaite’s rhubarb, custard, crumble cake - recipe is in his Instagram stories and it’s just 😍John was my lockdown obsession, I was baking a lot from his Instagram - also recommend his Portuguese tarts (so easy!) and caramelised apple and hazelnut praline cream horns.

Will definitely have to try out that Helen Goh recipe!

My DF was a real fan of ginger cake. He suffered from dementia and sometimes it was one of the few things he’d eat. I played around with a few recipes and came across this one via Felicity Cloake.

It is a very 3 dimensional ginger cake, with ground ginger, fresh ginger and stem ginger.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/jan/26/how-to-cook-perfect-ginger-cake

Ooooh! A cake board! Cake cake cake 🎂
I am a lazy loaf cake baker, and try and make one a week (but double and chuck one in the freezer!). I have three teen boys who have deemed this the best cake ever, and I am minded to agree!

www.myparisiankitchen.com/en/moist-lemon-loaf-cake/

Loving this, just wondering, does anyone have an easy recipe for a Coconut Cake, that they’re willing to share. Love a nice one, have tried several, some quite convoluted but still dry and def in the category of ‘won’t try that one again’.
many thanks.

Any cake recipe by Mary Berry is fool proof I reckon! Her lemon drizzle tray bake is delicious and even in my temperamental oven, always comes out perfect!

I gave up making ginger cake after I discovered Wrights ginger cake mix during the first lockdown when flour was in short supply - I use my tray bake tin. It comes in a paper packet like flour and all you do is add oil and a little water. It tastes better after a couple of days and I’ve had loads of people asking me for the recipe - they are shocked when I tell them it is a cake mix.

I might just try that ginger cake mix.

Confession - I used to make fairy cakes for my children's school fairs using just-add-an-egg cake mixes. Given that I'd be making any number from 48 to 72, it was just easier. My kids used to help decorate them and, though I say it myself, they used to sell out in no time.

https://www.nigella.com/recipes/members/tootsievalentines-my-mother-s-passion-cake

So this was the delicious carrot cake recipe my friend used- not one from Nigella herself, but whoever posted it is definitely some sort of goddess/god

Courtesy of @mirax on another thread.

I may be drooling.

https://www.homecookingadventure.com/flourless-chocolate-cake-with-coffee-mousse

This is NOT healthy, but very easy to make.

www.inspiredtaste.net/25753/carrot-cake-recipe/

This is fabulous! So moist! I make it without raisins. The frosting is a bit gloopy so be sure to refrigerate it until chilled. American so uses cups rather than grams.

We love love love the Konditor and Cook recipe Curly Whirly chocolate cake. I'd be interested if anyone who has baked and tasted it, recommends a better chocolate cake recipe (I've not found one). We tend to use chocolate buttercream rather than cream cheese icing but both are good.

amp.theguardian.com/theguardian/2007/nov/26/features11.g21

www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/recipes/chocolate/curlywhirly-cake

Can anyone share a reliable coffee cake recipe?
I've tried loads of recipes ( including Mary Berry's) and i just cannot make one that tastes of coffee/ tastes nice!

I agree! Please someone… it’s nearly the weekend and coffee cake is needed in this rain

Tbh I use Mary berry Victoria sponge cake and substitute any milk I'd add with espresso powder made up v strong with a bit of water. Works for me. Love love love a coffee cake