I do enjoy her new routine to be honest Bjay. With it being just me and her, it's a lot of time to spend together. Much as I love her, it's nice just to have a couple of hours 'me time'.
My bird feeders have metal tops. This is the first morning they've been frozen on.
Wherever I cleared the snow yesterday morning is still clear. Otherwise there's a minimal covering, about an inch. The temperature is set to fall below zero, and stay below zero for several days.
I suppose those living in a Winter wonderland will keep it. There's no snow on any trees here; not pretty; so won't be taking any snaps.
The gentleman opposite, and his wife, are busy chipping away at their driveway right now. Their drive is on a very slight slope, and they can't get their car out.
Lots of talk of cake baking on here! I use the all in one method. Take 2 eggs, weigh them, add same quantities of SR flour, butter, sugar, and half teasp of baking powder. Put it all in the mixer, mix till smooth, split between 2 sandwich tins, bake at 175. When done, sandwich together with jam or buttercream or both. If you want to make a chocolate cake substitute 1 tablespoon of the flour for cocoa powder.
Becks, I think your problem of sinking cakes is caused by the tin. If you're cooking that quantity in one tin it needs a lower temp and longer baking time - or the outside will be done and the middle not done. So Pam's idea of putting half in the tin is an excellent one. Or go to the £ shop and get 2 shallower tins! We all need to know how you get on now!
Sunny here at the moment and not even that cold. Slight covering of ice on the car windscreen this morning but no frost on the ground. However weather for the next few days is for lots of cold (below zero).
Geoff, have you gone off to play with the orange balls?
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I've never even heard of Mary Berry Bjay.
Great british bake Off but you don't watch telly that much. Do you want recipe? She tells you how to adapt it to different size tins.
Well, Pam said my recipie was fine, and no-one else said it was the cause, and it's simple, but I'll take a look at hers as well.
http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/495936/mary-berry-s-victoria-sandwich
It's much the same as it's a standard recipe. Then you can work it to your tins. We all look forward to hearing how you do becks.
Do you find more time to yourself now Jess is going to bed better, or do you miss her/
I do enjoy her new routine to be honest Bjay. With it being just me and her, it's a lot of time to spend together. Much as I love her, it's nice just to have a couple of hours 'me time'.
Good morning folks! 6+ inches of the white stuff all over the place here in Norfolk - looks very pretty
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning bakers,
My bird feeders have metal tops. This is the first morning they've been frozen on.
Wherever I cleared the snow yesterday morning is still clear. Otherwise there's a minimal covering, about an inch. The temperature is set to fall below zero, and stay below zero for several days.
I suppose those living in a Winter wonderland will keep it. There's no snow on any trees here; not pretty; so won't be taking any snaps.
The gentleman opposite, and his wife, are busy chipping away at their driveway right now. Their drive is on a very slight slope, and they can't get their car out.
Lots of talk of cake baking on here! I use the all in one method. Take 2 eggs, weigh them, add same quantities of SR flour, butter, sugar, and half teasp of baking powder. Put it all in the mixer, mix till smooth, split between 2 sandwich tins, bake at 175. When done, sandwich together with jam or buttercream or both. If you want to make a chocolate cake substitute 1 tablespoon of the flour for cocoa powder.
Becks, I think your problem of sinking cakes is caused by the tin. If you're cooking that quantity in one tin it needs a lower temp and longer baking time - or the outside will be done and the middle not done. So Pam's idea of putting half in the tin is an excellent one. Or go to the £ shop and get 2 shallower tins! We all need to know how you get on now!
Sunny here at the moment and not even that cold. Slight covering of ice on the car windscreen this morning but no frost on the ground. However weather for the next few days is for lots of cold (below zero).
Geoff, have you gone off to play with the orange balls?
Morning lovelies!
Thanks Lotties. You've all been really helpful!
No snow but frosty, with part blue sky and sun. temp showing -2.
Morning snow boarders
No Lottie-no golf-it is too cold and I would be all on my lonesome- and would only cheat
-staying here in the warm
It cloudy and nippy out-there may be more snow towards the end of the week for some -haven't see a flake yet
I see this morning that HMV is now in administration-another one, going, going, gone
I will offer my baking tips later
Will let the chickens out for a scratch now for a bit