christmas cake eggstravanza
rating:originally posted in my LiveJournal 19 dec 2005
so ... I weighed out the ground almonds, the whole nuts (whizzed briefly in the food processor), the mixed tropical fruit, the sultanas, the blueberries and cranberries, the dried apricots. I rummaged in the back of the cupboard for Cointreau and Amaretto.
I beat 225g of butter with 225g of caster sugar and 1 tsp of Madagascan vanilla essence.
I added one egg.
then I added another egg ... and *as I cracked it* I realised it was bad, but it was too late - it was on its way into the Kitchenaid. Pete heroically dealt with the revolting sugary sulphury mess, while I washed everything up.
then I found more butter, more sugar, more vanilla essence and started again. This time I did what I usually do - but inexplicably didn't the time before - and broke the eggs into an intermediate container, but of course they were all fine.
the cake? Well, I'm not very happy with it to be honest. I think I might go and [whisper] buy one from Waitrose ...
3 comments to this
morrice said on 22 Feb 2006 at 15:46:18:
ramtops said on 22 Feb 2006 at 15:50:31:
see? I promised you comments today :)
to be honest, I'm not good at cake making, or pastry - no idea why.
sasha said on 22 Feb 2006 at 23:06:57:
Like ramtops, I'm no good with pastries and cakes. I prefer to leave that to Himself while I do the main stuff.
The only reason why your second effort failed was that you forgot to wish! The essential and most important part of making a Christmas Cake.
morrice