Cake 25, The Cake I Only Kinda Made (Fruit)

Cake Team Effort, meaning somebody else made most of it.

Easy-mix Fruit and Rum Cake

another Alison Holst classic from my mother's collection

1 kg small dark raisins (I used a combination of raisins, currants, cranberries, prunes and glace cherries)

1/2 cup liquid (cranberry juice for me, no brandy at hand)

200g butter

2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup golden syrup

1/2 cup milk

2 large eggs

Soak the fruit in the liquid for 24-48 hours, until all the liquid has been soaked up. Alison recommends putting the liquid and fruit into a snaplock bag so none of the alcoholic goodness can evaporate. 

Rub the butter into the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt using a food processor or your digits. 

Warm syrup and milk just enough to combine them, beat in the eggs, then mix this liquid into the fruit and dry mixture. Pour into a lined 20cm square tin.

Decorate the top with almonds and cherries etc. 

Bake at 150C for 2 1/4 - 2 1/2 hours, until a skewer comes out clean. 

My camera batteries died right after taking the first photo. Bonus: evidence of how the cockroach was eventually killed.

Cake 24? Worst Photos of Best Waffles feat. Giant Roach and Little Sister

"Best Waffles Ever Recipe"

Combine: 1 3/4 cups flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 Tb sugar and 1/2 tsp salt.
In another bowl, beat 3 egg yolks and 1 3/4 cups milk.
Combine wet and dry, then beat in 1/2 cup vege oil.
Lastly, stiff peak-erise 3 egg whites, then fold these into the batter. Don't over-mix.
Do regular waffle-thing. They cook quickly, and are AMAZINGLY crispy/fluffy.

Then our friend Giant Roach wanted in on the action, so we swept him off the ceiling and trapped him under a bowl. I love the bonding me and Cush get up to, it always seems to involve baking or killing vermin. <3
(Is it strange that I felt the need to follow that sentence up with a heart?)
Oh, and sorry for the terrible pics, my camera is in a box somewhere, so I had to use the piece of shit Kodak thing my family own. It's very holiday-snaps.
And, um, I think I'm going to jump back on the baking bandwagon after my long summer break. Here's to resolutions :-)

I noticed how happy the cheese grater was at the prospect of waffle-quaffing.

Cake 23, Cupcakes from a Box

I followed instructions, and added sprinkles. Very sweet, very mixed, getting closer.

Cake 22, Lazy Scones with Condiments

This is my lazy scone/cake attempt. They turned out okay, nice and fluffy.

Lazy Scones

250ml cream (use a 500ml bottle)
355ml (1 can) lemonade
4 tsp baking powder
4 - 4 1/2 cups flour

Preheat oven to 220 C
Combine, roll out on a floured surface, cut into circles with a glass.
Bake for 12-15 mins.

Whip the remaining cream, and slather on scones with jam.