I know I could have knocked up a Victoria Sandwich or a Lemon Drizzle fairly quickly but birthday cakes need to be fun and interesting as we only get that special day once a year
VictoriaSponge. I know, it sounds positively Dickensian, but in all fairness, when was the last time you went to a cafe and managed to resist a slice of a beautiful, fullsome, icing-sugar-dusted sponge
whilst it's very tenuous, i'm linking these Yorkshires to Tea Time Treats hosted by Lavender and Lovage as it has the theme of Pancakes, Hotcakes and Waffles (or anything with batter
I’ve used soya yoghurt as an egg replacer in the frangipane, as I did in my super-popular Ultimate Vegan VictoriaSponge recipe, (which has been getting so many visitors in the last few weeks…
The cake rose beautifully producing a light and moist sponge. I used my usual mix of half white and half wholemeal flour and made a couple of other minor adjustments
There is something so elegant, delicate and pretty about cakeswith flowers in, and although I would never personally opt for a floral sponge if chocolate and port cake was on offer, I can recognise that, for others, flowery food brings them as much pleasure as ginger does me
Victoria Caldecott sent us a photo of her fab double stacked lemon drizzle CAKEcake using our silicone word mould which has been really popular worldwide
Methods which require more eggs often use less flour than a standard spongecake too, which may play a part in making their GF credentials less perceptible, even to the biggest fans of gluten
SIX rock cakes. Fry them in a hot frying pan with a little sunfloweroil. Skim if necessary, topping up withboiling water from the kettle if you need to
The components of afternoon tea vary a little, but traditional elements include scones with jam, small sandwiches cut into fingers, slices of cake such as Victoriasponge and smaller cakes like maids of honour or fairy cakes
