The Bake Off is back and that means so is The Great Bloggers Bake Off! Im a little apprehensive about adding my bakes this year because I've seen so many fellow bloggers bakes already this week and the standard is very high! Of course this is all good fun and it's lovely to be inspired to bake again. I have missed the link up because I've been busy and under the weather but I thought I'd share my cake week bake anyway. I'll probably miss a few link ups because i'm going on holiday too!
Last week we had the best (and in my opinion the easiest ) week: cake week. I decided to go with a gluten and dairy free Madeira cake which is the first cake I ever learnt to bake as a little girl in my mums orange kitchen.
You Will Need
150g Butter (I use Stork or Vitalite)
150 g Caster Sugar
Generous amount of vanilla extract
3 Eggs
150g Doves Farm Gluten Free Self-Raising Flour
1/2 tsp gluten free baking powder
I mixed the butter and sugar together then added the eggs plus a little flour to stop the buttery lumps forming. I then added the flour mixing well. Lastly, Midge added the vanilla plus a little gluten free baking powder.
The overall look of the cake is very nice but if I lined the cake tin properly it would not have been so misshapen. Taste wise this cake was eaten in about 25 minutes so I'm taking that as a seal of approval! I was really happy with the inside, it was slightly fluffy but still firm which I like. It probably could've used 5 more minutes in the oven but I'm happy with my first bake.
This week is biscuit week which should be interesting depending on what I go with! Next week is bread week which I feel slightly less optimistic about! Are you joining in the Great Bloggers Bake Off 2015? Or are you baking along as and when you feel like it like i'll have to do until i'm back from holiday? Perhaps you've been inspired by the show, if so I'd love to see your bakes!
Cupcake Mumma
Hello Hannah,
ReplyDeleteit's Bianca from Germany again.
I love watching the Great British Bake Off. I've just been in Scotland for two weeks and watched the cake show while I was there. I am lucky to be able to watch British television in Germany via the internet.
But there is none here I can talk to about it, because nobody else watches British telly.
I just moved from a flat to a house with garden. Not big, but a dream came true, I always wanted a garden. I can't wait for everything to get ready so I can cook and bake again.
I might enter the Great british bake off challenge then.
Have a wonderful and relaxing holiday.
Bianca
Hey Bianca! If you have a social media account look me up and chat bake off anytime I love it too! Do join in id love to see your bakes! Also if you'd fancy being pen pals let me know sounds like we'd have lots to write about! Take care
DeleteAh that looks SO good!
ReplyDeleteHello Hannah,
ReplyDeleteI am new to gluten free baking, so had been wondering at what temperature and for how long this lovely looking cake bakes.Many thanks.
Kindest,
Michelle