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Baking - the Community cake zone

Nataly
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Has The Great British Bake Off, Nadiya or Mary Berry’s recent popularity all over the TV inspired anyone else to get baking? :smiley:

Judging from the flour shortages earlier in the year, baking’s also proven to be quite a popular lockdown activity! I’ve always loved to bake, and have found it’s a great way to pass the time recently...

So, here it is. The Community cake zone (or bread, or biscuits, or whatever takes your fancy!). A place where we can share our baking successes (and failures...), tips and tricks :sunglasses:. 

Cooking more your thing? We also have a fantastic cooking and recipe sharing thread started by @Bev over here.:thumbsup:

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Bev
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Great thread Nat 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏. Love to watch both Mary Berry and Nadiya series in the week. As you say, COVID has certainly given people the opportunity and desire to get into baking, and that’s a great thing 👏

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LUCKY JO
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Nat, this is cruel..... your picture is tooooo tempting.... I've headed straight to the biscuits. 

Love the new Bake Off 😋   

 

 

 

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Strutt G
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Not cake baking, but over the summer months made 3 pavlova’s classic, choc and classic with rosewater. 

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Bev
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I enjoy making a simple Cayenne bread, I’ll post recipe and pic here next time I do it 👍

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Bev
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Thought Extra Slice was really good last night, with Rowan 👏👍

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Nataly
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Not cake baking, but over the summer months made 3 pavlova’s classic, choc and classic with rosewater. 

Pavlova definitely counts within the baking realm :grin:  the rosewater one sounds really interesting, did it have a topping too? 

My pavlova always ends up having to become an Eton Mess instead :joy:

Nataly
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I always try to focus on seasonal ingredients - so this weekend I made a brioche bread and butter pudding for the family, topped with figs which are super in season at the mo!

It was definitely ideal as the nights get colder :ok_hand:

maple glazed brioche bread and butter pud, with cinnamon and figs

 

Bev
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Looks splendid Nat 🙀👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

Aren't figgys a tad laxy 💩💩💩💩🚽?

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LUCKY JO
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Wow 👀 Looks amazing Nat 😋

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Nataly
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Looks splendid Nat 🙀👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

Aren't figgys a tad laxy 💩💩💩💩🚽?

:joy:  not that I was aware of @Bev! Maybe dried figs? 

 

Thanks @LUCKY JO!

Strutt G
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Ah bread and butter pudding is a winner….warm and then cold if theres any left.

Not cake, but had a mental block on making pavlova and so made 3 over the summer. Trad, choc and rose and thangs. Went to Folkestone for a long weekend and found this coffee shop with PROPER cake.

Christmas cake now being considered.

 

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Bev
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Double dose of Nadiya tonight 👏👍👍👍👍, really enjoyed it! Really liked the look of her vegan Turmeric and ginger diamonds 🙀👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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LUCKY JO
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Florentines please 😋😋😋😋

 

I love Nadia but hot cross buns should not be filled with jam !!😱😱

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woz
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@Nataly and @Bev Any figs are  to some extent a laxative, dried or not, hence syrup of figs. That B&B pud looks nice, I’m getting hungry now!

Bev
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Made this late last night, then let it cool overnight. It’s my cayenne pepper bread 👍

Crusty and spicy 💕💥👍

 

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Nataly
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That looks fantastic @Bev! Hopefully flour doesn’t sell out in this lockdown so we can keep baking… though we’re all on a health kick for the new year so I may not be baking for a little while. 

Quick, send me some of the bread! :sweat_smile:

Bev
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Hee hee, had some for lunch Nat, and truly delicious! Funny re the flour tho, I didn’t think had any but searched cupboard last night, and found some, hence baking late BUT it expired Dec 2016 🙀🙀🙀🙀😂😂😂😂but decided to risk it anyway and turned out more than perfect 😂👍👏

Truly yummy😛

 

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Bev
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Anyone watching Junior Bake Off? 🤷‍♀️

Absolutely adored last series, but when they said daily briefings were returning from Monday at 1700hrs, I decided to watch those. However, after just two days, there hasn’t been anymore 🙀🙄, so think I’ll try catch up on the three days of Junior Bake Off that I’ve missed, on All4, then watch daily. 

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Strutt G
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Just made that orange cake with almonds and no flour. used blood oranges.

Currently planning - NL’s Chocolate Ganache Cake made without eggs and uses coconut oil and coconut butter.

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Strutt G
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I always try to focus on seasonal ingredients - so this weekend I made a brioche bread and butter pudding for the family, topped with figs which are super in season at the mo!

It was definitely ideal as the nights get colder :ok_hand:

maple glazed brioche bread and butter pud, with cinnamon and figs

 

wow, love this and I use a creme brûlée base for B&B Pudding

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Nataly
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Oooh that sounds good @Strutt G! 

Made a midweek pick-me-up this Weds using my new bundt tin :smiley:  went for a marbled chocolate + almond cake - it’s already all gone. Oops :joy: .

Currently planning - NL’s Chocolate Ganache Cake made without eggs and uses coconut oil and coconut butter.

Ah is that a vegan recipe? I’d definitely like to try a bit of vegan baking, I’ve not really delved into it yet! 

Bev
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Just prepared a small cayenne pepper bread as before, but added mixed nuts, to give it a nutty twist 👍👏

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Bev
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No spoilers, just in case 🤭, but Junior Bake Off was superb this series! 🙀👍👏👏👏👏👏

Lovely contestants, soooooo talented and fun, and yesterdays final was superb! All four deserved to win really, it was a pleasure to watch over the three weeks 👍👏🍰🥧🍮🍪

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Bev
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Freshly baked, just out the oven 💕♨️👃

#proud 💕💕💕

Not gonna lie, smells truly wonderful. Added extra 🌶🌶, mustard seeds, fennel seeds and coriander leaf, in addition to the usual cayenne and 🧀🧀🧀🧀 

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LUCKY JO
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Looks yummy Bev. 

That wouldn't last 5 minutes in this house !!😋😋

 

Love LUCKY JO

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