tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post6952652041858521316..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Cakes and HousesStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76948945404621556432009-08-16T20:22:47.308+01:002009-08-16T20:22:47.308+01:00I made this cake over the weekend and it was lovel...I made this cake over the weekend and it was lovely. We had friends over today (unexpected) and the cake went down a treat. I'll post some photos on my blog and link it back here later tonight.<br />Thanks for sharing the recipeGreen Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812805199173514409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-25672492276421300322009-08-14T16:46:08.727+01:002009-08-14T16:46:08.727+01:00How exciting Rachel! I can't wait to read you...How exciting Rachel! I can't wait to read your blog on it. I should have warned that granulated sugar for icing doesn't really work... though having said that, one of the two cakes my Dad has made during my lifetime, he used granulated sugar for the icing and I (at the age of 5) thought it tasted delicious and wondered why Mum never did this(!)<br /><br />I must get a zester... I use one at my parents' house, but somehow haven't bought one yet. I do have a very fine grater, with is handy.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13915014695277626782009-08-14T16:26:17.779+01:002009-08-14T16:26:17.779+01:00Made the chocolate orange cake last night, Simon -...Made the chocolate orange cake last night, Simon - I did deviate slightly from your recipe because I couldn't be bothered to go to the shop again after getting home and realising I didn't have any caster sugar, or icing sugar...so I just used granulated sugar...for everything. The cake worked out deliciously, but the icing is a tad gritty...nice to have a bit of texture in your cake though! I'm going to blog about it later...plus I bought a zester which CHANGED MY LIFE as no more messy stuck in grater zest to clear up...highly recommended! Thanks so much for the inspiration, chocolate orange cake just became my new favourite recipe!Rachel (Book Snob)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13669640788036671572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-89164802958531355442009-08-13T19:52:31.392+01:002009-08-13T19:52:31.392+01:00Hansel and Gretel and The Killer Snowman. The Brot...Hansel and Gretel and The Killer Snowman. The Brothers Grimm would be into that. Did they write Hansel and Gretel? Who knows, but they would have written one with a killer snowman if they'd thought of it.Melhttp://melgeorge.spaces.live.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-3335744609261880502009-08-13T14:27:29.095+01:002009-08-13T14:27:29.095+01:00I actually bought it for my friend's birthday ...I actually bought it for my friend's birthday present earlier in the year, Verity - it was perfect, since she is an amazing baker, and loves children's books.<br /><br />Oh, and I went to Thame on your recommendation - came out of the Oxfam bookshop with a couple things (and if you haven't got Tove Jansson's The Summer Book you must go there and get it, it's on their fiction shelves). Only downer was that I took a wrong turning and ended up on the M40 for ages... doh!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-86709630034001044362009-08-13T14:20:35.685+01:002009-08-13T14:20:35.685+01:00Simon, talking of cakes and literary references ha...Simon, talking of cakes and literary references have you come across Jane Brocket's Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer? Full of recipes for what they ate in children's books... I keep meaning to make all sorts of things such as Just William's Coconut Ice.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-70378647168639146582009-08-13T03:15:16.681+01:002009-08-13T03:15:16.681+01:00Pro or agin Caster Sugar and Self-raising/rising f...Pro or agin Caster Sugar and Self-raising/rising flour? Neither. We just don't see them much in recipes in Canada, if at all, so I doubt I could easily find them.snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-16199370827497182732009-08-12T12:54:29.001+01:002009-08-12T12:54:29.001+01:00Simon, if I may say so, there is a parallel betwee...Simon, if I may say so, there is a parallel between your reading choices and baking. The sponge really being very emblematic of the feminine middlebrow, domestic,middleclass, etc. Theres potential for a whole book in this area I think, should you want to divert yourself from blogging and studying.Mereniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597354144052341218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13948501666521302152009-08-11T14:25:58.080+01:002009-08-11T14:25:58.080+01:00I am looking forward to seeing some chocolate oran...I am looking forward to seeing some chocolate orange cakes around the web! Do link to any pictures you put up...<br /><br />And Susan, sounds like you already know what you're doing with cakes (though didn't quite understand all your comment... are you pro self-raising flour and caster sugar, or agin them?)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-52472349640179594732009-08-11T14:07:23.536+01:002009-08-11T14:07:23.536+01:00oh dear, oh dear.... weights instead of volumes, c...oh dear, oh dear.... weights instead of volumes, caster sugar (which I might get at the bulk food store, because it is, after, NORMAL cs), ditto self-raising flour (why don't they call it self-rising?). And you'd need to define "small" for me since I generally add lots of both. <br /><br />I guess I'll just sit on this side of the Atlantic and look at the picture, which is what I do with most toothsome recipes anyway.<br /><br />On the other hand, your icing recipe is identical to mine, measurements and all.Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-64654702679621950092009-08-11T09:37:01.158+01:002009-08-11T09:37:01.158+01:00Oh I will definitely be making this. Maybe even to...Oh I will definitely be making this. Maybe even tonight if I get time. There's nothing better than a huge slab of chocolate cake and a cup of tea after a hard day's work!Rachel (Book Snob)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13669640788036671572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-44421557509466476622009-08-11T09:33:39.892+01:002009-08-11T09:33:39.892+01:00Brilliant, thanks for the recipe Simon. I've j...Brilliant, thanks for the recipe Simon. I've just decided what I'm doing at the weekend...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-60318001836129493122009-08-11T09:02:17.837+01:002009-08-11T09:02:17.837+01:00That sounds yummy Simon. I'll have to try it!That sounds yummy Simon. I'll have to try it!Something's Dishyhttp://somethingsdishy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-50847659570448699232009-08-11T08:23:39.144+01:002009-08-11T08:23:39.144+01:00I love the gingerbread house! I did some literary...I love the gingerbread house! I did some literary related baking too yesterday...<br /><br />BTW - you can use a piece of spaghetti if you don't have a baking skewer!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74405845498820991322009-08-11T01:35:26.527+01:002009-08-11T01:35:26.527+01:00Thanks so much for your recipe Simon! I baked ano...Thanks so much for your recipe Simon! I baked another sponge last night and it turned out much better - not so much of a doorstop.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.com