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

Being an ex teashop owner, I love my cake/afternoon tea

Anyone want to share a cake recipe they use, have adapted, or just fav cake. Mine:

Teabread

3/4lb mixed fruit soaked overnight in half a pint of cold medium strength tea (I add chai masala loose tea in a bag, to give some extra spice)

Add 6oz of soft light brown sugar a large egg and 12oz of self raising flour to the soaked fruit and fold in

Pour into a greased and lined loaf tin and dent the middle

180c for 1 and a half hours - or when knife comes out clean

Eat warm with lots of melted butter mmmm

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

No recipe but I’m very keen on Banoffee pie!

But that’s not a cake is it? Or is it? I don’t know.

I’m guessing the clue is in the name and it’s a pie, not a cake?

Can any ex-teashop owners help?!

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

I'm crap at baking, they come out like pancakes.

Carrot cake is one of your 5 a day.

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By *hoenixAdAstraWoman
over a year ago

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Lemon Drizzle

But I'm not giving my recipe away!

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

Butter sponge with chocolate chips

Donut surprise.

If you can call a donut a cake

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By *lsieWoman
over a year ago

where ever

"Being an ex teashop owner, I love my cake/afternoon tea

Anyone want to share a cake recipe they use, have adapted, or just fav cake. Mine:

Teabread

3/4lb mixed fruit soaked overnight in half a pint of cold medium strength tea (I add chai masala loose tea in a bag, to give some extra spice)

Add 6oz of soft light brown sugar a large egg and 12oz of self raising flour to the soaked fruit and fold in

Pour into a greased and lined loaf tin and dent the middle

180c for 1 and a half hours - or when knife comes out clean

Eat warm with lots of melted butter mmmm"

Sounds yummy . I am going to make this tomorrow . Thank you ??

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

"No recipe but I’m very keen on Banoffee pie!

But that’s not a cake is it? Or is it? I don’t know.

I’m guessing the clue is in the name and it’s a pie, not a cake?

Can any ex-teashop owners help?!

I don't care what it is, I just want a large slice.

For fear of forum abuse as to whether it is a pie, cake, tart we shall name it a Pikert

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

"I'm crap at baking, they come out like pancakes.

Carrot cake is one of your 5 a day.

Carrot cake is one of my everydays

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

"Being an ex teashop owner, I love my cake/afternoon tea

Anyone want to share a cake recipe they use, have adapted, or just fav cake. Mine:

Teabread

3/4lb mixed fruit soaked overnight in half a pint of cold medium strength tea (I add chai masala loose tea in a bag, to give some extra spice)

Add 6oz of soft light brown sugar a large egg and 12oz of self raising flour to the soaked fruit and fold in

Pour into a greased and lined loaf tin and dent the middle

180c for 1 and a half hours - or when knife comes out clean

Eat warm with lots of melted butter mmmm

Sounds yummy . I am going to make this tomorrow . Thank you ??"

Ooh let me know how it turns out! I am near Chester at the mo, I'll pop in for a taste test and cuppa

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

"Lemon Drizzle

But I'm not giving my recipe away! "

That's not fair! Sharing is caring

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

Not cake but I love making and eating rice pudding pie.

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By *lsieWoman
over a year ago

where ever

"Being an ex teashop owner, I love my cake/afternoon tea

Anyone want to share a cake recipe they use, have adapted, or just fav cake. Mine:

Teabread

3/4lb mixed fruit soaked overnight in half a pint of cold medium strength tea (I add chai masala loose tea in a bag, to give some extra spice)

Add 6oz of soft light brown sugar a large egg and 12oz of self raising flour to the soaked fruit and fold in

Pour into a greased and lined loaf tin and dent the middle

180c for 1 and a half hours - or when knife comes out clean

Eat warm with lots of melted butter mmmm

Sounds yummy . I am going to make this tomorrow . Thank you ??

Ooh let me know how it turns out! I am near Chester at the mo, I'll pop in for a taste test and cuppa

Need to buy some chai masala and then will make .

But will let you know how good it is

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By *lsieWoman
over a year ago

where ever

"Not cake but I love making and eating rice pudding pie. "

Rice pudding pie??

Recipe please

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

"Not cake but I love making and eating rice pudding pie.

Rice pudding pie??

Recipe please "
blind bake a shortcrust pastry base when cool add a thin layer of strawberry jam. Make up a rice pudding (with cream and evaporated milk so it's nice and thick) and cook.when it's ready put it in the pastry case and allow to cool. Best eaten warm!

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By *lsieWoman
over a year ago

where ever

"Not cake but I love making and eating rice pudding pie.

Rice pudding pie??

Recipe please blind bake a shortcrust pastry base when cool add a thin layer of strawberry jam. Make up a rice pudding (with cream and evaporated milk so it's nice and thick) and cook.when it's ready put it in the pastry case and allow to cool. Best eaten warm! "

Omg that sounds yum

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

I'm not really into cake and can't bake but am a lover of tea and even make my own loose leaf chai masala and might, just might try making this ...

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

"Not cake but I love making and eating rice pudding pie.

Rice pudding pie??

Omg that sounds yum "
perhaps a dollop of clotted cream or a nice vanilla ice cream on top. It's fanbloodytastic!

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

"Not cake but I love making and eating rice pudding pie.

Rice pudding pie??

I'm definitely making this and serving it with clotted cream mmmmmmmmm

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

"Not cake but I love making and eating rice pudding pie.

Rice pudding pie??

I'm definitely making this and serving it with clotted cream mmmmmmmmm"
you'll love it!

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

Chocolate stout cake with a milk stout butter cream, my own recipe

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

My mum used to make something called a Yorkshire jam cake. I've never come across them other than when my mum used to make one, it's kind of a cross between a cake and a biscuit.

I've been looking for a recipe online for years to try and replicate it and I've recently just come across one that's not quite the same the pretty damn close.

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

"My mum used to make something called a Yorkshire jam cake. I've never come across them other than when my mum used to make one, it's kind of a cross between a cake and a biscuit.

I've been looking for a recipe online for years to try and replicate it and I've recently just come across one that's not quite the same the pretty damn close. "

Sounds good

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

"I'm not really into cake and can't bake but am a lover of tea and even make my own loose leaf chai masala and might, just might try making this ... "

Hi Lou, I would be really interested to learn how you make your own loose leaf chai masala if you'd care to share?

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

"Not cake but I love making and eating rice pudding pie.

Rice pudding pie??

Wow, just wow! Thanks for sharing, definitely making this

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

"Not cake but I love making and eating rice pudding pie.

Rice pudding pie??

Wow, just wow! Thanks for sharing, definitely making this "
your welcome enjoy!

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By *lsieWoman
over a year ago

where ever

"Being an ex teashop owner, I love my cake/afternoon tea

Anyone want to share a cake recipe they use, have adapted, or just fav cake. Mine:

Teabread

3/4lb mixed fruit soaked overnight in half a pint of cold medium strength tea (I add chai masala loose tea in a bag, to give some extra spice)

Add 6oz of soft light brown sugar a large egg and 12oz of self raising flour to the soaked fruit and fold in

Pour into a greased and lined loaf tin and dent the middle

180c for 1 and a half hours - or when knife comes out clean

Eat warm with lots of melted butter mmmm"

Made this op . Amazing . Also had it warm with some maple syrup and fresh cream on it . Yum

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

My favourite cake is Passion cake - a variant on carrot cake that uses bananas and carrots and has a cream cheese frosting- it's Devine!

Got the recipe from The Sunday Mail, but pimped it a bit x

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By *hedevilwearspradaWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere nearby

I make a mean blueberry and lemon cake. It’s my go to if I need to make a cake for anything.

Sophie Dahs banana bread recipe is a fail safe too.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

My Christmas cake with white marzipan all round and lemon icing is epic!

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By *orkie321bWoman
over a year ago

Nottingham

Ooh you're going to be popular around these parts of you supply cake OP

I make a beautiful coconut and lime cake!

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

"Being an ex teashop owner, I love my cake/afternoon tea

Anyone want to share a cake recipe they use, have adapted, or just fav cake. Mine:

Teabread

3/4lb mixed fruit soaked overnight in half a pint of cold medium strength tea (I add chai masala loose tea in a bag, to give some extra spice)

Add 6oz of soft light brown sugar a large egg and 12oz of self raising flour to the soaked fruit and fold in

Pour into a greased and lined loaf tin and dent the middle

180c for 1 and a half hours - or when knife comes out clean

Eat warm with lots of melted butter mmmm

Made this op . Amazing . Also had it warm with some maple syrup and fresh cream on it . Yum "

Glad you liked

I will have to try it with the maple syrup cream, sounds perfect! Although after the holiday indulgence, maybe wait a bit

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

"My favourite cake is Passion cake - a variant on carrot cake that uses bananas and carrots and has a cream cheese frosting- it's Devine!

Got the recipe from The Sunday Mail, but pimped it a bit x"

Erm, recipe please! Make that your pimped up version please, I don't believe anything I read in the Mail!

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

"I make a mean blueberry and lemon cake. It’s my go to if I need to make a cake for anything.

Sophie Dahs banana bread recipe is a fail safe too."

Blueberry & Lemon are two of my fav cake ingredients, recipe please?

And Sophie Dahl is one of my dream dates

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

"My Christmas cake with white marzipan all round and lemon icing is epic!

Not a fan of Christmas cake and marzipan so you are welcome to enjoy that all to yourself x

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

"Ooh you're going to be popular around these parts of you supply cake OP

I make a beautiful coconut and lime cake!"

Recipe please!

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By *orkie321bWoman
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Ooh you're going to be popular around these parts of you supply cake OP

I make a beautiful coconut and lime cake!

Recipe please!"

Haha it's not my recipe - it's from an old copy of the bero recipe book. If you Google it you should find it online

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By *lsieWoman
over a year ago

where ever

"Being an ex teashop owner, I love my cake/afternoon tea

Anyone want to share a cake recipe they use, have adapted, or just fav cake. Mine:

Teabread

3/4lb mixed fruit soaked overnight in half a pint of cold medium strength tea (I add chai masala loose tea in a bag, to give some extra spice)

Add 6oz of soft light brown sugar a large egg and 12oz of self raising flour to the soaked fruit and fold in

Pour into a greased and lined loaf tin and dent the middle

180c for 1 and a half hours - or when knife comes out clean

Eat warm with lots of melted butter mmmm

Made this op . Amazing . Also had it warm with some maple syrup and fresh cream on it . Yum

Glad you liked

I will have to try it with the maple syrup cream, sounds perfect! Although after the holiday indulgence, maybe wait a bit

Was good

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"My Christmas cake with white marzipan all round and lemon icing is epic!

Not a fan of Christmas cake and marzipan so you are welcome to enjoy that all to yourself x"

People say that til they taste mine!

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By *lirtyfun!!Woman
over a year ago

Epsom

My fave cake to eat has to be carrot cake. The one I have the most requests to make is probably chocolate cake. Though I did get a proposal when I made lemon drizzle for the first time. And my Christmas cake went down really well this year too.

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

Scones. Yum! Are they cake?

Anyway the recipe I follow that's fool proof is jane hornbys one on bbc good food website.

I never give out my actual cake recipes as many have been passed down to me

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By *hedevilwearspradaWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere nearby

"I make a mean blueberry and lemon cake. It’s my go to if I need to make a cake for anything.

Sophie Dahs banana bread recipe is a fail safe too.

Blueberry & Lemon are two of my fav cake ingredients, recipe please?

And Sophie Dahl is one of my dream dates

I’ll try and find it online to save typing it out, cos I’m lazy! Give me 5 mins!

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By *hedevilwearspradaWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere nearby

Lemon and Blueberry Cake

Ingredients

125g butter

125g caster sugar

3 medium free-range eggs

175g self-raising flour, plus

1tbsp extra

zest of 1 lemon

100g blueberries

For The Syrup:

50g caster sugar

4tbsp lemon juice

For The Icing:

125g icing sugar

1tsp blueberry conserve

lemon juice, optional

sugared edible flowers (or blueberries), to decorate

Heat oven to 170C/gas 3. Grease and double line a 2lb loaf tin with baking paper. In a large bowl, whisk together the butter, sugar, eggs, 175g flour and zest for 3-4 mins until light. Toss the blueberries in the extra 1tbsp flour, then fold in. Spoon into the tin, smooth the surface and bake, covered with a sheet of foil, for 40 mins. Uncover and cook for a further 10-20 mins until golden and springy to the touch.

Meanwhile, gently heat the sugar and lemon juice until dissolved, bring to a boil and boil for 2 mins. Set aside.

Spoon the syrup over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven, and leave to cool for 30 mins. Remove from the tin and leave to cool completely.

Sift the icing sugar into a bowl, then press the conserve through the sieve, scraping it off the underside. Stir to combine, adding a little water (or lemon juice), a few drops at a time, until you have a just-runny consistency. Drizzle over the cake, leave to set for a few mins and decorate with the sugared flowers

**i don’t bother with the icing, I just use the syrup

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

"My Christmas cake with white marzipan all round and lemon icing is epic!

Not a fan of Christmas cake and marzipan so you are welcome to enjoy that all to yourself x

People say that til they taste mine!

Well then I am open to change my mind. May I taste yours please?

Are we still talking cake?

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

"My fave cake to eat has to be carrot cake. The one I have the most requests to make is probably chocolate cake. Though I did get a proposal when I made lemon drizzle for the first time. And my Christmas cake went down really well this year too. "

Mmm. Adore Carrot too. And Lemon Drizzle. Also Chocolate haha. All the cake

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

"Lemon and Blueberry Cake

Ingredients

125g butter

125g caster sugar

3 medium free-range eggs

175g self-raising flour, plus

1tbsp extra

zest of 1 lemon

100g blueberries

For The Syrup:

50g caster sugar

4tbsp lemon juice

For The Icing:

125g icing sugar

1tsp blueberry conserve

lemon juice, optional

sugared edible flowers (or blueberries), to decorate

Meanwhile, gently heat the sugar and lemon juice until dissolved, bring to a boil and boil for 2 mins. Set aside.

Spoon the syrup over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven, and leave to cool for 30 mins. Remove from the tin and leave to cool completely.

**i don’t bother with the icing, I just use the syrup "

Thank you kindly, definitely trying this when I'm home after New Year x

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

Does anyone bring cake into their play meets?! Just me?

I like cake interludes! Preferably in the bath with wine or a cocktail. Then get back down to it and dirty

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By *hedevilwearspradaWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere nearby

"Does anyone bring cake into their play meets?! Just me?

I like cake interludes! Preferably in the bath with wine or a cocktail. Then get back down to it and dirty

I have supplied cake, and been brought cake also! One of my fab friends has brought me cake based treats on more than one occasion!

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By *imited 3EditionCouple
over a year ago

Live in Scotland Play in England

Damn why so many delicious cake recipes when I'm on the verge of trying to give up sugar. Why is there no crying face emoji? Tea bread I was making a mental note to make but by the time i got to blueberry and lemon cake the guilt kicked in

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By *hedevilwearspradaWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere nearby

"Damn why so many delicious cake recipes when I'm on the verge of trying to give up sugar. Why is there no crying face emoji? Tea bread I was making a mental note to make but by the time i got to blueberry and lemon cake the guilt kicked in

Concentrate on the lemon and blueberry and don’t think about the sugar....

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

I am going to read this thread at a more convenient time

#temptation

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

"Does anyone bring cake into their play meets?! Just me?

I like cake interludes! Preferably in the bath with wine or a cocktail. Then get back down to it and dirty

I have supplied cake, and been brought cake also! One of my fab friends has brought me cake based treats on more than one occasion! "

That is a fab hostess and also a fab friend

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

Just bringing this back

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

wish i could still get Jam rolly polly ..the proper steamed suet kind..saw it last in a transport cafe in 1977. Not the aunt bessy sponge..not even close to jam rolly polly.

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By *he Mac LassWoman
over a year ago

Hefty Hideaway

I made raspberry buns this morning. I ate 2 to check they were okay! The recipe is easy peasy and widely available to Google. Use good jam though!

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

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

Two is my go to portion to decide if it is edible for others to consume haha

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By *obilebottomMan
over a year ago

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"Just bringing this back

Me too

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