cake

[veritymoon]

its my dads birthday tomorrow and i wanted to make him a cake. does anyone have any recipes for a lemon cake. nothing too complicated thanks

[lorri24601]

these may help :-)




http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/healthy/c ook-yourself-thin/lemon-and-almond-cake-recipe _p_1.html


http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/healthy/c ook-yourself-thin/lemon-and-almond-cake-recipe _p_1.html


http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/healthy/c ook-yourself-thin/lemon-and-almond-cake-recipe _p_1.html

[mrs_overall]

8oz self raising flour
4oz butter
8oz caster sugar
grated zest and juice from 2 lemons
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons lemon curd

mix the flour & butter together until it looks like crumbs. Add the sugar, lemon jucie, lemon zest, eggs & lemon curd and mix well.
Put the mix into a greased baking tin and cook for 45 mins, gas mark 4 or electric 160.

If you want a topping.....
7oz cream cheese
2oz butter
4 tablespoons sieved icing sugar

mix the ingredients together and spread on top of the COLD cake.

Sorry I can only give you the quantities in imperial, but it's my gran's recipe from 50 years ago!

[beattie819]

Delias all in one sponge is foolproof, works every time and so very easy. Good luck!

[B00]

Sorry, can't help, I just saw the Boo Trigger word "Cake" in the title and came for a nosy....

[joet75]

beatties right. delia's is best. wife makes it.

[veritymoon]

thanks im trying mrs overall recipie its in the oven as we speak!!

[mrs_overall]

How did it go?

[veritymoon]

it was lovely i overcooked it by 5mins but its the first time i had used my new oven so i just need more practice. its my mums birthday in 3 weeks i dont suppose you have chocolate cake recipie??!!!

[mrs_overall]

6oz marg or butter
6oz caster sugar
4oz self raising flour
3oz drinking chocolate powder
3 medium eggs (beaten)
1 tablespoon warm water

Cream the butter/marg and the sugar until creamy, then gently mix in the eggs. Sift in the flour & drinking chocolate, add the water and mix.

Divide the mix between two greased & lined sandwich tins & smooth the mixture so the surface is even. Bake for 25 mins @ gas 4, or electric180c/350F

Buttercream filling to sandwich the cakes together:

4oz sifted icing sugar
2oz butter
2oz drinking chocolate powder
a little water to dilute if needed.

[mrs_overall]

If you want to add a chocolate icing to the top.....

6oz icing sugar
2oz drinking choc powder

sift them together then add water a few drops at a time until the consistency is right for spreading.