FabSwingers.com forum: Amateur Baker

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

So now that Bake Off is finished and there's nothing good on TV, I thought I'd take the plunge and try some baking myself.

Now I know many of you consider me to be quite the renaissance man but I haven't baked a thing in my entire life.

So, with that in mind, what do you think is the easiest cake to bake to start with?

I'm looking for something that's not going to leave me in floods of tears with only a spoonful of sugar to show for it.

You never know, my manual dexterity could improve so much over the festive period that I could become quite the master baker.

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

A good Victoria sponge, relatively easy but not everyone makes a good one imo.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gingerbread men.

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

Definitely a Victoria sponge

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Victoria sponge is probably the easiest.

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By *od ThrusterMan
over a year ago

Newport Pagnell

In terms of cake victoria sponge is probably your best bet, but shortbread is quicker and easier (and dare I say tastier).

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

I’d start with biscuits.

Even I can make biscuits

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chocolate brownies are nice and easy.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Butter cake

Anzac biscuits (do NOT fuck with the recipe)

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

Fairy buns

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Butterfly cakes or Victoria sponge

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Have you ever used a Betty Crocker cake mix before? If not that's a good starting point. Cake is life isn't it OP?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Have you ever used a Betty Crocker cake mix before? If not that's a good starting point. Cake is life isn't it OP? "

Isn't this cheating?

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I can make bread by hand

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lemon drizzle is fairly straightforward and a lot more forgiving than a Victoria sandwich. DON'T use packet mixes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brownies or cookies are a great place to start!

They're REALLY hard to fuck up!

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By *ntrigued32Couple
over a year ago

Nottingham

Ooooh I feel a Fab bake off coming on!

Jo.Xx

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By *irty PrettyWoman
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Chocolate brownies are nice and easy."

Apparently not if Bake Off was anything to go by!

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

"Have you ever used a Betty Crocker cake mix before? If not that's a good starting point. Cake is life isn't it OP?

Isn't this cheating?

Kind of to be honest. Maybe not a cake mix... what cake do you like OP?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can cook flapjacks, I don’t know if that’s classed as a cake, I do a proper big batch, I do the mix in a big Casserole dish, so they last all week, I add whole world peanut butter cause it hasn’t got any added sugar, also I add a mixture of seeds. I find they are a good slow release of energy through the day.

This is my one serious answer of the week, I was going to mention cream horns but I don’t want to lower the tone.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Have you ever used a Betty Crocker cake mix before? If not that's a good starting point. Cake is life isn't it OP?

Isn't this cheating?

Kind of to be honest. Maybe not a cake mix... what cake do you like OP? "

I'm quite partial to book cake.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Victoria sandwich is easy. Same amounts of self raising flour , sugar, butter plus two eggs. Mix it all together and bung in sandwich tins for 15 mins.

Cool and fill.

G@@gle Mary Berry or Delia

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By *hrista BellendWoman
over a year ago

surrounded by twinkly lights

"Fairy buns"

I manage to mess these up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So now that Bake Off is finished and there's nothing good on TV, I thought I'd take the plunge and try some baking myself.

Now I know many of you consider me to be quite the renaissance man but I haven't baked a thing in my entire life.

So, with that in mind, what do you think is the easiest cake to bake to start with?

I'm looking for something that's not going to leave me in floods of tears with only a spoonful of sugar to show for it.

You never know, my manual dexterity could improve so much over the festive period that I could become quite the master baker."

For first time buy a Jane Asher Lemon Drizzle cake mix in a box. You just empty into a bowl, add vegetable oil and eggs and put in a tin and bake and then mix the icing and put on top of the cooked, cooled cake.

As good as home made from scratch in my opinion and I have made and decorated cakes to order for weddings and birthdays in the past.

If it then enthuses you to try from scratch have a look at the BBC website for ideas.

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

"Fairy buns

I manage to mess these up

Is that even possible??!?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

4, 4, 4 and 2 is the easiest cake to remember the recipe too and to bake. Flour sugar marg and eggs. If it doesnt rise or gets overcooked its just a thicker biscuit and still edible

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brownies - it's near impossible to fuck them up

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