(My) Cakes - Page 13

Sundae · 04-15-2012, 09:29 AM

This is what the cake I made this afternoon should look like.
I don't think my version will bear close scrutiny.
Something weird happened with the vanilla and the caramel layers, they cooked at the outside but not in the middle (oven too hot?) so they were a bit shrunken and came away from the tin at the sides.

I was also a little haphazard in the splitting of the batter, which can't have helped.

Still, I'll take a pic of it iced and sliced.
And no, I am not making it again, unless I am begged on bended knee.
The caramel in between the laters is uber-sweet and I can't believe anyone will really enjoy it. I thought carrot cake was a faff, but at least I could eat a slice of it.

And from beginning to end it took 4 hours.
Okay most of that was baking and cooling as opposed to work, but only have 2 sandwich tins of the right size meant a lot of waiting around. And having Diz creaking at me from outside the kitchen.

DanaC · 04-15-2012, 03:43 PM

I can see why you fancied giving it a go, it looks delightful.

I'm always dubious though with caramel and cake. I think it works better with pastry to rein in the sweetness.

Aliantha · 04-16-2012, 01:27 AM

I'd shovel that cake down and have it gobbled before you could turn around and ask if it was good!

Trilby · 04-16-2012, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

I'd shovel that cake down and have it gobbled before you could turn around and ask if it was good!

Me too. It looks abso.deeeeelish.

Sundae · 04-16-2012, 12:06 PM

So, about me saying I would only make it again on bended knee...?
Mum is considering having me make it next time she goes round to see "the girls". Which would be next Tuesday evening.

I'll do it for her of course.
I can tweak it after all, learn from the mistakes of this version.
I'd bake on Saturday and freeze the layers and then assemble/ decorate Tuesday afternoon and refrigerate. That way she gets a cake that will keep nicely.

There was less then a 1/4 left when I left school, but there is a staff meeting tonight, so it might not survive. Of course it turns out there was another batch of homemade cakes AND a batch of shop-bought cakes on the same day! Still, I got a heartfelt compliment and a hug. Damnit I want MOAR! Which is why I wouldn't turn Mum down. Apart from the fact she is my Mum and I live in her house and all the rest of it.

Not as tidy as the professional version. And the vanilla should go at the top as they get more robust from light to dark imho. But for the record, here is my cake.

ETA - in my defense part of the reason it looks messy is because it has been hacked into with a completely blunt staffroom knife.

glatt · 04-16-2012, 01:15 PM

That looks really good!

Lola Bunny · 04-16-2012, 01:31 PM

Your cake absolutely fine.

limey · 04-16-2012, 01:08 PM

[waits patiently, drooling slightly, by the letter box]

Sundae · 04-16-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by limey

[waits patiently, drooling slightly, by the letter box]

Not this one darling, sorry.
I will try to sort you out with something soon, though.

limey · 04-16-2012, 05:04 PM

[sighs, patiently]

Sent by thought transference

Aliantha · 04-16-2012, 07:21 PM

Yep, and I'd gobble yours up too Sundae.

monster · 04-16-2012, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Yep, and I'd gobble yours up too Sundae.

I read that on a bathroom wall somewhere...

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Looks great Sundae -definitely a fayre cake if budget allows -with a photo of a cut version. Make yourself some business cards.

Sundae · 04-17-2012, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Looks great Sundae -definitely a fayre cake if budget allows -with a photo of a cut version. Make yourself some business cards.

Tempting, tempting...
I've made a rod for my own back here. More compliments today - effusive ones - and it does turn my head. I'll cost it out when I make the one for Mum.

One of the other TAs wants me to make something for a friend of hers in hospital with cancer. She has offered to pay, but I think I might just make some carrot cupcakes for the staffroom (I have all the ingredients anyway) and bung her a few. I'll check and make sure what she would prefer, but I get the impression she's just like a little something as opposed to having a whole cake or a batch for her family. Might be wrong there! She says "Can't bake, won't bake; I hate it!"

Oh and the lovely TA who I lied to last time asked me details about the cake, I felt so proud to really have baked from scratch and answer honestly.

Lola Bunny · 04-18-2012, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae

Oh and the lovely TA who I lied to last time asked me details about the cake, I felt so proud to really have baked from scratch and answer honestly.

wolf · 04-17-2012, 10:46 AM

That is a lovely cake!

04-15-2012, 09:29 AM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	This is what the cake I made this afternoon should look like. I don't think my version will bear close scrutiny. Something weird happened with the vanilla and the caramel layers, they cooked at the outside but not in the middle (oven too hot?) so they were a bit shrunken and came away from the tin at the sides. I was also a little haphazard in the splitting of the batter, which can't have helped. Still, I'll take a pic of it iced and sliced. And no, I am not making it again, unless I am begged on bended knee. The caramel in between the laters is uber-sweet and I can't believe anyone will really enjoy it. I thought carrot cake was a faff, but at least I could eat a slice of it. And from beginning to end it took 4 hours. Okay most of that was baking and cooling as opposed to work, but only have 2 sandwich tins of the right size meant a lot of waiting around. And having Diz creaking at me from outside the kitchen. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-16-2012, 01:27 AM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I'd shovel that cake down and have it gobbled before you could turn around and ask if it was good! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

04-16-2012, 12:06 PM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	So, about me saying I would only make it again on bended knee...? Mum is considering having me make it next time she goes round to see "the girls". Which would be next Tuesday evening. I'll do it for her of course. I can tweak it after all, learn from the mistakes of this version. I'd bake on Saturday and freeze the layers and then assemble/ decorate Tuesday afternoon and refrigerate. That way she gets a cake that will keep nicely. There was less then a 1/4 left when I left school, but there is a staff meeting tonight, so it might not survive. Of course it turns out there was another batch of homemade cakes AND a batch of shop-bought cakes on the same day! Still, I got a heartfelt compliment and a hug. Damnit I want MOAR! Which is why I wouldn't turn Mum down. Apart from the fact she is my Mum and I live in her house and all the rest of it. Not as tidy as the professional version. And the vanilla should go at the top as they get more robust from light to dark imho. But for the record, here is my cake. ETA - in my defense part of the reason it looks messy is because it has been hacked into with a completely blunt staffroom knife. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 04-16-2012 at 01:31 PM. Reason: Just excuses

04-16-2012, 01:08 PM	#8
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	[waits patiently, drooling slightly, by the letter box] __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

04-16-2012, 05:04 PM	#10
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	[sighs, patiently] Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

04-16-2012, 01:15 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That looks really good!

04-16-2012, 01:31 PM	#7
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	Your cake absolutely fine.

04-16-2012, 07:21 PM	#11
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Yep, and I'd gobble yours up too Sundae. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

04-17-2012, 10:46 AM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	That is a lovely cake! __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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