A sprinkle of sugar?

Today is a ‘bad pain day’, I’ve overdone it and EVERYTHING hurts! But that doesn’t mean I can’t be productive.  I’m spending the day with my recipe books, Pinterest and my laptop – inspiration to find, planning to be done and lists to be filled!

In the past week I’ve mastered the ugly banana and walnut cake – I can’t deny its unattractiveness, after all you’ve seen the picture! I’ve prepared the garden for summer planting and sun (come out, come out wherever you are!)

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and yesterday I allowed Mary Berry to hold my hand and guide me through the art of baking the Victoria Sandwich :)

Recipe ready and waiting:20150411_165045~2

I was going to use the all-in-one method (do I sound convincing? #expertbaker)

All the ingredients were then weighed and put in the mixing bowl – a little messy but not difficult!  20150411_171549

I’m still at the stage where turning the mixer on and watching it do its magic is exciting… 20150411_171843

‘Divide the mixture evenly between the tins and level out’ – this was the hard bit, I really tried to evenly divide it, I bent down to eye level, I moved some of the mixture from one tin to the other and then back again.  I must admit that I was a little messy here – especially when trying to level it.  Well, I did my best.

Baked in the oven for 25 long minutes (firemen on standby!):  20150411_181045

Cake stuck together with jam :) Now for a sprinkle of sugar?  No problem……….ahem! It was an avalanche: image

But so tasty :) And filling!

Thanks Mary Berry :)
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The sun has finally made an appearance so it’s time to sit in the garden and ponder the merits of growing my own strawberries and tomatoes….

Keep smiling!

Claire

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3 Responses to A sprinkle of sugar?

  1. Rachel says:

    Now that cake looks just amazing, my mister would love it x

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  2. says:

    Oh my goodness! That cake looks incredible! I am useless at baking! I hope your pain is more manageable now. Kaz x

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