All about Cakes & Cookies Baking

[Augmum]

jtoh:

yummy!

thanks Jtoh
u are not into baking ?? din see any of yr pic posted.

[Augmum]

Funz:

Yumm. Can feel my saliva glands working away. This type of cake brings back memories of my mum's afternoon teas with her kakis and me and their kids will be playing.

thanks Funz.
ya, traditional cakes :love:

[Augmum]

QuiteKSMum:

Hi Augmum,


Your fruitcake looks really yummy! Do you mind sharing the recipe? DH is a real sucker for fruit cake...most recipes I see are q.complicated, v.interested in yours since you said it's easy...BTW, can share how you ensure the mixed fruits are distributed around the cake, i.e. not \"sink\" to the bottom? Sometimes I bake butter cakes and add in sultanas but they tend to sink! :?

QuiteKSMum, are u new to this baking thread ?? hmm....din see u \"appear\" b4.
or u 're a silent forummer, who :drool: on E cakes/cookies

thanks .....

No prob, will share with u the recipe, but i'll need time to type it out,
so bear with me, maybe 2morrow, can ??
this cake mixture is quite thick,
so don't really need \"expert experience\" to ensure that the mixed fruits are evenly distributed.

[QuiteKSMum]

Hi Augmum,


Thanks in advance... will wait patiently for your reicpe ( but no need to rush...) hehe...

Ya, I'm new to this thread - I've been a silent reader and recipient of KS forums for abt a yr.

I used to bake much more frequently when DS was in his kindy and lower pri yrs - one of my \"idealistic\" view when I decided to become a SAHM was to spend quality time doing stuff with him eg. baking, swimming...etc

However, unfortunately, under my \"too good\" care, both DH & DS have ballooned in size! So no choice but to cut down on such \"frills\" in their diet.

Of course, during CNY period, I would still bake cookies to give away to closer relatives and friends. But baking now has become more a \"special occassion\" kind of thing for me. I try to bake for DH, DS, ILs during their b/d, other than these times, practically zilch baking. So need to lurk in threads like these to satisfy my cravings! :love:

[qms]

Augmum:

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:drool:

[jtoh]

Augmum:

jtoh:

yummy!

thanks Jtoh
u are not into baking ?? din see any of yr pic posted.

Hi Augmum, I do bake but haven't recently. Bake too much very fattening.

[Counter11]

Hi baking masters,

Saw all your postings on baking, and I was so inspired to try. I am an amateur, and decided to try to bake a butter cake. However, the cake raised very high and cracked at the top. Can the masters help me understand why it turned out like that? Did I beat the butter too much?

So embarrassing, cannot even do a simple butter cake. :oops:
Pls help....

[BlurBee]

Augmum:

this afternoon, juz baked a mixed FRUIT CAKE.

this is the easiest and most moist fruit cake i ever baked. (1 st time i try this recipe) :dancing:

:drool:

[Funz]

Counter11:

Hi baking masters,

Saw all your postings on baking, and I was so inspired to try. I am an amateur, and decided to try to bake a butter cake. However, the cake raised very high and cracked at the top. Can the masters help me understand why it turned out like that? Did I beat the butter too much?

So embarrassing, cannot even do a simple butter cake. :oops:
Pls help....

Not a baking master but one who bakes as a form of stress relief. haha.

We are all also learning. God knows how many failed attempts I've had.

Aside from the cracked top, the cake texture and taste is ok? Personally, I am not so particular about how it looks more on how is the taste.

Anyways, the 1st thought will be the temp of the oven is too high. Cannot follow the temp and baking timing blindly as each oven is different. That said, it takes a few tries to understand your own oven.

Check out this site for more information on the possible problems.
http://www.baking911.com/cakes/problems.htm

[Augmum]

QuiteKSMum:

Hi Augmum,


Thanks in advance... will wait patiently for your reicpe ( but no need to rush...) hehe...

Ya, I'm new to this thread - I've been a silent reader and recipient of KS forums for abt a yr.

I used to bake much more frequently when DS was in his kindy and lower pri yrs - one of my \"idealistic\" view when I decided to become a SAHM was to spend quality time doing stuff with him eg. baking, swimming...etc

However, unfortunately, under my \"too good\" care, both DH & DS have ballooned in size! So no choice but to cut down on such \"frills\" in their diet.

Of course, during CNY period, I would still bake cookies to give away to closer relatives and friends. But baking now has become more a \"special occassion\" kind of thing for me. I try to bake for DH, DS, ILs during their b/d, other than these times, practically zilch baking. So need to lurk in threads like these to satisfy my cravings! :love:

Hi QuiteKSMum, so u are actually not new in ksp forum and
also quite a pro in baking since u know how to bake birthdays cakes.

Ok, here goes the recipe, specially type it out for u.

Ingred : 2 eggs
¼ block butter ( 1 block = 250g)
150 g Top flour (I use bake king)
\t½ bottle thickened milk ( I use bulla, bot fr ntuc)
\t100g sugar
\t1 tsp vanilla essence
\t¾ tsp baking powder
\tdried mixed fruits

method :
1) beat the 2 eggs with the thickening cream
2) add in sugar, melted butter, vanilla essence, yellow coloring (optional) and beat well
3) sift the flour and baking powder, then fold in the sift flour with a spatula. (do not beat anymore)
4) add in the dried mixed fruits and stir well.
5) bake as usual.

basically u juz mixed all together.

After abt 40 minutes, u’ll have a yummylicious mixed fruit Cake. ENJOY!!! :love: