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Birthday Cake

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  • 06-06-2012 9:54pm
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    tan11ie
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    Has anyone got some nice but simple birthday cake recipes they could share?


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    Acoshla
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    Recipes are usually more divided by flavour and stuff rather than occasion, isn't any cake a birthday cake if you make it for a birthday?


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    tan11ie
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    Acoshla wrote: »
    Recipes are usually more divided by flavour and stuff rather than occasion, isn't any cake a birthday cake if you make it for a birthday?


    Well no....I wouldn't bake a pudding,cheese cake ect ect and call them birthday cakes.

    Got a nice chocolate one from the odlums site anyhow...going to bake it today :)


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    robertjack780
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    1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease 2 x 20cm sandwich tins and line the bases with baking parchment. Melt butter, sugar and maple syrup in a pan over gentle heat, then cool slightly. Whisk the eggs into this mixture, then stir in the flour, baking powder and mixed spice, followed by the grated parsnip, apple, chopped pecans, orange zest and juice. Divide between the tins, then bake for 25-30 mins until the tops spring back when pressed lightly.
    2. Cool the cakes slightly in the tins before turning out onto wire racks to cool completely. Just before serving, mix together the mascarpone and maple syrup. Spread over one cake and sandwich with the other. Dust with icing sugar just before serving.


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    emeraldstar
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    robertjack780 wrote: »
    1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease 2 x 20cm sandwich tins and line the bases with baking parchment. Melt butter, sugar and maple syrup in a pan over gentle heat, then cool slightly. Whisk the eggs into this mixture, then stir in the flour, baking powder and mixed spice, followed by the grated parsnip, apple, chopped pecans, orange zest and juice. Divide between the tins, then bake for 25-30 mins until the tops spring back when pressed lightly.
    2. Cool the cakes slightly in the tins before turning out onto wire racks to cool completely. Just before serving, mix together the mascarpone and maple syrup. Spread over one cake and sandwich with the other. Dust with icing sugar just before serving.

    Er... just random amounts of each? A recipe is not worth much without listing the quantities of ingredient.


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    huskerdu
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    tan11ie wrote: »
    Well no....I wouldn't bake a pudding,cheese cake ect ect and call them birthday cakes.

    Got a nice chocolate one from the odlums site anyhow...going to bake it today :)

    True, but there are lots of recipes that can be used for birthday cakes - victoria sponge / madeira / chocolate biscuit cake / lots of different chocolate sponge cakes

    Anyway, I find the Odlums recipes very easy to use and guaranteed to be a success. i hope it worked out for you.


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    tan11ie
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    Have the sponge done...ill ice it tomorrow, looks good so far:)


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