Finally got to bake a cake...

Finally got to bake a cake :)

I was a little heavy handed and had some dodgy sized tins with funny sloping sides that didn't like lining - got some ragged edges, but I was lucky and hit the oven temp & timing just about right first time I think.

Not spectacular - but an encouraging start. :bounce:

Thanks singer, yes - it's not too punishing to have to test it. :lips:

I'm clearly not experienced, but I believe you're correct and much of the key to success is in spending time on that initial creaming of the butter and sugar.


Hi siduri & thanks :)

It's true I don't have the best of cake tins, but thanks to encouragement from 'bughut' from behind the scenes I decided to get over that and go with what I had.

Hi Ishbel, thanks and yes, Victoria sponge or pound cake, I understand they both use the same basic ingredients and ratios.

Hi bughut, that's a fun idea. :bounce:

I've not baked flower pot bread myself yet, but I have come across it . For anyone else that's interested, here's a link here that further down the page describes seasoning the plant pots before using to bake bread for the first time.

down---to---earth: Flower pot bread - UPDATED answers in comments

Hi Epi, it's not vanilla flavour with raspberry filling on this occasion, I only had strawberry jam and wasn't so confident about the outcome this time round to think to flavour the sponge. Still - now you've suggested it I'll be sure to get around to that combination fairly soon. :lips:

Hi Mezzaluna and thanks - Ooh don't know for sure about my next project. Cake wise, I need to do this again a couple of times. I'm also aiming at having a go at that great looking yellow cake that BettyR posted:-

http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/pastr...llow-cake.html

Finally to ring the changes a little, I also plan to have a go at the foaming sponge method and try a Genoise.