Creaming butter and sugar, whats gone wrong?

maybe the butter was too cold, I think it should be at room temperature,,

I don't like jug measurements-they seem to be inaccurate.
Don't despair :
Melt about 2ozs of butter and beat with a spoon .
It should incorporate .
If not add another ounce after melting and beat .
Sounds like you need some new cookery equipment .
And not for Christmas !
It's treats for the season
, not essentials !
Good luck .

Calendargirl

I still cream butter and sugar with a wooden spoon.

My cakes are labelled ‘martyred by hand’.

🎂

Nearly missed you Cgirl You don't have arthritis I take it? Or perhaps your cake baking has helped defend against it?

You're more than welcome to come and use your skills to sort my mix out if you like?

Namsnanny

Allira

The less trouble I take when making cakes, the better they seem to turn out.
Having made lots of banana cakes over the last few years (there always seem to be a couple of ripe bananas left), the results have been variable.
The ingredients for the last one weren't weighed, they all got thrown in together, mixed up and it was the best one yet.

The mixer will probably burn out if you persist. Just chuck in the other ingredients, mix with a wooden spoon and BAKE!

Yes you probably are right about the mixer over heating to the point of burn out.

Good advice will do Thanks

I managed to burn out the bread maker by adding extra ingredients after it had started.
My last mixer was a fairly cheap one, lasted for years before it gave up so I replaced it with a Kenwood but I'm still not sure about it. It's so heavy!

If anyone comes on with the answer why this happened, I'd be interested and grateful.
Thanks all.

I'm trying not to eat puddings until Christmas Eve but there are lemons, limes and oranges in the kitchen just waiting to be used..
Perhaps Sunday 😀

Allira

The less trouble I take when making cakes, the better they seem to turn out.
Having made lots of banana cakes over the last few years (there always seem to be a couple of ripe bananas left), the results have been variable.
The ingredients for the last one weren't weighed, they all got thrown in together, mixed up and it was the best one yet.

The mixer will probably burn out if you persist. Just chuck in the other ingredients, mix with a wooden spoon and BAKE!

Yes you probably are right about the mixer over heating to the point of burn out.

Good advice will do Thanks

Hoping so - it has orange, lemon and lime juice in it.

Whitewavemark2

Well! What a coincidence! There is a citrus pudding a La Delia in the oven as I tap, and that is exactly what happened to me. The recipe was 3oz butter to 6 oz butter. So I gave up after a bit and hoped for the best. In fact I’ve just taken it out of the oven and it looks fine. Dinner isn’t into 6.30 ish - so can’t say it tastes ok yet.

Delia's sticky toffee pudding here , but I like the sound of a lemon version.

I'll follow your lead I think Wwmk2

Just looked it up, it's like lemon layer pudding.

A favourite here too.

citrus pudding sounds good!

That should be 6 oz sugar

The less trouble I take when making cakes, the better they seem to turn out.
Having made lots of banana cakes over the last few years (there always seem to be a couple of ripe bananas left), the results have been variable.
The ingredients for the last one weren't weighed, they all got thrown in together, mixed up and it was the best one yet.

The mixer will probably burn out if you persist. Just chuck in the other ingredients, mix with a wooden spoon and BAKE!

Well! What a coincidence! There is a citrus pudding a La Delia in the oven as I tap, and that is exactly what happened to me. The recipe was 3oz butter to 6 oz butter. So I gave up after a bit and hoped for the best. In fact I’ve just taken it out of the oven and it looks fine. Dinner isn’t into 6.30 ish - so can’t say it tastes ok yet.

I still cream butter and sugar with a wooden spoon.

My cakes are labelled ‘martyred by hand’.

🎂